“In Her Shoes”: Victorian Lady Explorers in Imperial Africa and their Relationship to Contemporary Travellers of a Commercialized, Nostalgic Landscape

Authors

Mary Smith, Providence College

Subject Area

History

Description

Smith uses the framework of the Cape to Cairo trek to illuminate both the problematic maternalist feminism of early 19th century women, and to draw parallels with contemporary nostalgia for a romanticized and racialized past.

Publisher

Providence College

Academic Year

2013-2014

Date

12-14-2013

Type

Article

Format

Text

.pdf

Language

English