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Resource: Isabella Bird

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Isabella Bird suffered from ill health whenever she was home in the UK. From a young age she travelled extensively for her health and her letters home were so enjoyed by family and friends that she was persuaded to publish them as books and thus became a very well-known 19th century woman travel writer. She travelled widely through North America and Asia and also took excellent photographs.

Bird was the first woman invited to join the Royal Geographic Society in London and was also invited to join the Royal Photographic Society. Her last trip was to Morocco when she was in her 70s.

This resource introduces her life and travels and complements the other resources on 19th century women travel writers.

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Isabella Bird suffered from ill health whenever she was home in the UK. From a young age she travelled extensively for her health and her letters home were so enjoyed by family and friends that she was persuaded to publish them as books and thus became a very well-known 19th century woman travel writer. She travelled widely through North America and Asia and also took excellent photographs.

Bird was the first woman invited to join the Royal Geographic Society in London and was also invited to join the Royal Photographic Society. Her last trip was to Morocco when she was in her 70s.

This resource introduces her life and travels and complements the other resources on 19th century women travel writers.

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