A Woman's Journey Round the World
By Ida Pfeiffer
- Release Date: 2011-04-01
- Genre: Travel & Adventure
Description
First published in 1850. According to Wikipedia: "Ida Laura Pfeiffer (October 14, 1797 in Vienna - October 27, 1858 Vienna), was an Austrian traveler and travel book author. She was one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into seven languages. She was a member of geographical societies of both Berlin and Paris, but not of Royal Geographical Society in London due to her sex... In 1846 she started on a journey round the world, visiting Brazil, Chile and other countries of South America, Tahiti, China, India, Persia, Asia Minor and Greece, and reaching home in 1848. The results were published in Eine Frau fährt um die Welt ("A Woman's First Journey Around the World", Vienna, 1850)."
