When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America

In When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild, Lilace Mellin Guignard draws from emblematic moments and relationships in her own life to explore issues of gender, recreation, and environmental conservation. Born into a suburban family, Guignard wanted to get up close and personal with iconic American landscapes, but social pressures and cautionary tales told her that these spaces were not meant for her as a woman.

Reflecting on the ways our culture socializes women to remain indoors, Guignard...