Women Through Women's Eyes: Latin American Women in 19th Century Travel Accounts

The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where a new political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. However, because this period was a time of significant change and exploration, a small but growing minority of female voyagers also portrayed the people and places that they encountered.Women through Women's Eyes draws from ten insightful accounts by female v...