2244. Schriber, Mary Suzanne. WRITING HOME – AMERICAN WOMEN ABROAD 1830-1920
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2244. Schriber, Mary Suzanne. WRITING HOME – AMERICAN WOMEN ABROAD 1830-1920
2244. Schriber, Mary Suzanne. WRITING HOME – AMERICAN WOMEN ABROAD 1830-1920. Charlottesville. 1997. 254p. Before the 1820’s women’s travels outside the United States were infrequent and “accidental”, undertaken to accompany fathers and husbands. With the advent of steam-powered ships, followed by the luxurious liners, American women began to journey in significant numbers. Between 1830 and 1900 books of travel written by women number at least 195, by far most after the Civil Way. Writing Home studies these books and the conditions that made them possible, with the tales of women who transformed themselves into travelers and business women. Of particular interest to us here, the author examines Martha Coston’s work A Signal Success: The Work and Travels of Mrs. Martha J. Coston, an Autobiography. Martha Coston traveled to sell night signals that he husband had developed. Widowed and in financial difficulty, she traveled to introduce the signals into the navies of the world and win proper recognition of her husband’s talents. The author discusses her work and writings, and studies her success in a men’s world of business. (M). $36.