Steadman, Jennifer Bernhardt, 1971-

Traveling Economies American Women's Travel Writing / Jennifer Bernhardt Steadman. - 1 online resource (viii, 208 p.) : ill. ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

"50, 1957-2007, Ohio State", on cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.

Ragged-edge travelers Amy Morris Bradley and Nancy Prince evaluate the economies of travel -- Scolding the nation: the political travel writing of Anne Royall -- Traveling uplift: Mary Ann Shadd Cary creates and connects Black communities -- A "singular spectacle of a female": Frances Wright's traveling figure -- To the summit of equality: a feminist traveler, bloomers, and the antebellum feminist press.

Open Access

9780814272145 0814272142




Travel in literature.
Feminism in literature.
Women travelers in literature.
Women authors, American--Political and social views.--19th century
Women travelers--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Women travelers--History--United States--19th century.
American prose literature--History and criticism.--19th century
American prose literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, American--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PS366.T73 / S72 2007

810.9/320922