Walker Susannah - The Hard Way Discovering The Women Who Walked Before Us - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A captivating blend of feminism ancient roads and history that asks and answers the question: where are the women in nature? Why is it radical for women to walk alone in the countryside when men have been doing so for centuries? The Hard Way is a powerful and illuminating book about addressing this imbalance reclaiming fearlessness and diving into the history of the landscape from a woman's point of view. Setting off to follow the oldest paths in England The Ridgeway and The Harrow Way Susannah Walker comes across artillery fire concern from passing policemen and her own innate fear of lone figures in the distance: a landscape shaped by men from prehistoric earthworks to today's army bases. But along the way Susannah finds Edwardian feminists rebellious widows forgotten writers and artists as well as all their anonymous sisters who stayed at home throughout history. They become her companions over 135 miles of walking revealing how much or how little has changed for women now.
Title: The Hard Way Discovering The Women Who Walked Before Us
Author(s): Walker Susannah
Publisher: Unbound
Barcode: 9781800183452
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 3/4/2025
Category: Travel Writing