Eve was the first woman to flee and find adventure. Intrepid women travelers have been pushing up against man-made boundaries and shocking their societies.
The first woman to document her travels was a nun named Etheria. In 381 A.D.
She wandered to Jerusalem and continued on to Egypt searching for freedom of choice.
In 1784, Elizabeth Thible became the first women to travel in a hot-air balloon because she knew the sky was not the limit.
Nellie Bly, an American journalist and Victorian lady traveled around the world in seventy-two days, six hours, and eleven minutes. What an inspiration to us in the twenty-first century!
Women have been having adventures and conquering their fears for centuries. They caused family scandles and much gossip in their lives. However, they didn’t listen to the people who said no, you can’t do this. They knew their hearts and went anyway. I am sure they were afraid at times but they grabbed onto life with all of the strength they had and held on for dear life!
Julia Archibald Holmes climbed Pike’s Peak in 1858 and wrote, “I have accomplished the task which I marked out for myself. Nearly everyone tried to discourage me from attempting it, but I believed that I should succeed.”
” Life seems to throw many more adventures your way when you are prepared, it is very sexy to know how to take care of yourself,” by an Italian woman named Sylvania.
Life can be scary and we can at times be filled with anxiety and hesitancy. We are here to experience life, and I don’t mean just the men. It is important to grab on to whatever is close-by and hold on. Allow yourself to laugh and love, eat and cry. This is life.
There are many books published documenting the adventures of women and they give us the luxury of sitting on a beach and walk in a Rainforest. You can absorb their experiences vicariously.
I have a friend who is a college professor of Photography. We have traveled together in days past when I was more mobile. She is a birder as well and has traveled from Peru to Siberia. I am lucky enough to see her slides and enjoy her stories. She is such a rich font of experiences and a true inspiration to her students.
I encourage every woman to visit their dreams and feel their strength. Take that step that will eventually take you to a rich and passionate life. If family or friends think of you as too wild, remember that ‘wild women don’t get the blues’.
There are several books that you could read and perhaps inspire the adventurer within. Spinsters Abroad; Victorian Lady Explorers by Dea Birkett. Living with Cannibals and Other Women’s Adventures by Michele Slung and a really good one called Unsuitable for Ladies by Jane Robinson.
Your adventures may be joining the YMCA, or joining a quilting circle, taking classes, vacationing on the Galapagos Islands. Take skating lessons, read a new author, buy a wide brim hat just because they are coming back into style.
Have fun and enjoy conquering your world. I did and have no regrets.
French Quarters, New Orleans; Photo by Barbara Mattio
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tx.; Photo by Barbara Mattio
The Alamo, San Antonio, Tx.; Photo by Barbara Mattio
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Vacationing on the Galapagos for sure! Will have to chase that down 🙂
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Great pictures! I’ve always enjoyed traveling and having adventures. Thanks for sharing the history of women adventurers. We don’t read enough about them. It was great to read about Etheria and others. There is so much we can do as women if we decide it’s possible!
Which is why we can’t listen to any voices except those clear beautiful one inside!
Thank you for introducing me to these interesting women. Their actions are certainly inspiring.
My pleasure and I hope you will visit me again! I will be visiting you for sure. Hugs, Barbara
Yes, it part of the process of creating an extraordinary life from an ordinary one!
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Fantastic encouragement!! It makes women to visit their dream places, which results in happy life.
not only happy but extraordinary lives. “We are women hear us Roar.”
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