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Travel & Adventure
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Before Victoria: Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era 
 This online exhibit features essays on some of the intrepid revolutionary women who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when women could not join professions and married women had no rights to property or to their own children. Offers illustrated topical essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and other writers, artists, travelers, and women of the Romantic era. Includes a reading list. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/victoria/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Her Own Way: A Woman's Guide to Safe and Successful Travel
Common sense advice for the woman traveler, including avoiding harassment, staying healthy, traveling with children, and working abroad. Opens directly into a PDF file. Provided by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. http://www.voyage.gc.ca/publications/pdf/her_own_way-en.pdf Topics: Travel, Women Last updated Jan 22, 2009 History of Female Riders
See "the strong part women have played in shaping the sport of motorcycling" by viewing accounts and photos from personal collections. Features photos of women motorcycle riders from 1910-1940, and details about four of the rider, such as Bessie Stringfield, "the first African-American woman to travel cross-country solo, and she did it at age 19." Also includes links to related content on women and motorcycling. From Harley-Davidson. http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Women/women_history.jsp?locale=en_US Topics: Automobiles, Women Last updated Feb 12, 2008 Journeywoman
An online magazine for women travelers. Includes destinations, travel tips, travel tales, love stories, clothing advice, and travel classifieds, with many tips contributed by readers. Many of the articles are aimed at the woman traveling alone. It is a bit on the chatty side and at times it's a little difficult to distinguish between editorial material and advertising, but it does have useful information. Searchable. http://www.journeywoman.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Travel, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Notable Women Adventurers
Brief profiles of over 30 journalists, explorers, aviators, astronauts, race car drivers, cowgirls, mountain climbers, and travelers. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/whmbios13.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Pregnant Traveler
This site provides information for women who travel while pregnant. Discusses common diseases and conditions that affect pregnant travelers and expatriates, preparations and precautions to take during a trip, and how to find medical care abroad. Includes a discussion forum and related links. From a travel medicine specialist and board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist. http://www.pregnanttraveler.com/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Families, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Travel, Women, Women's Health Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Purple Roofs: Your GLBT Key to World Travel
A site where gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) travelers can find accommodations, clubs, bars, restaurants, real estate, tour information, home trading, and inns for sale worldwide. You can add and edit your own listing and read or subscribe to a travel newsletter. http://www.purpleroofs.com/ Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Women Last updated Jan 16, 2006 Road & Travel
This searchable site aims to provide women with information "from which they can make informed and intelligent decisions regarding their automotive, travel, and personal safety needs." Includes articles about travel health, cruises, trains, air travel, adventure travel, destinations, lodgings, and more. Automotive articles include new car reviews, used car buying, repairs, maintenance, and safety. Many articles have links to related resources. Some past articles are archived. http://www.roadandtravel.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Travel, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Wilder Shores: Lady Travelers of the 18th and 19th Centuries
This exhibit "features books and manuscripts, both by and about, women who traveled" to regions such as India, Russia, and Turkey in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is "organized geographically, loosely following the structure of Barbara Hodgson's book, 'No Place for a Lady.'" Includes photos, illustrations, and images of books. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/wildershores/ Topics: Women Last updated May 14, 2009 Women's Travel Writing, 1830-1930: A Women's Studies Digitization Project Initiative
Over two dozen travel diaries, journals, and publications by women ranging from Elizabeth Bisland to Irene Wright. Some writings are excerpts. Searchable. From the University of Minnesota's Wilson Library (some pieces are restricted to students at the University). http://etrc.lib.umn.edu/womtrav.htm Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Travel, Women Last updated May 7, 2004 |
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