No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travellers
- ISBN-10
- 1553650123
- ISBN-13
- 9781553650126
- Category
- Voyages and travels
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Author
- Barbara Hodgson
Description
No Place for a Lady is a beautifully illustrated account of the intrepid women who tore down the boundaries of countries around the globe, leaving as their legacy a world wide open for today's women travelers, is now available in paperback. Barbara Hodgson traces three hundred years of world travel by both celebrated and unknown women travelers. No Place for a Lady is filled with fascinating portraits, historical maps and intricate drawings, and is at once a beautifully illustrated exploration of early travel and a spirited celebration of the women who dared to redefine the proper place for a lady. "
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