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Podcast: Zero To Travel Podcast
Episode: Greatest Hits: Reviving History’s Forgotten Female Adventurers With Elise Wortley
Description: We're pulling past episodes from the archives to highlight Women's History Month! This episode was originally published in October 2022.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel like a great historical adventurer? Today, I'm joined by Elise Wortley, a journalist on a mission to, quite literally, walk in the shoes of some of history's most fierce female explorers.After reading Alexandra David-Néel's book My Journey to Lhasa at age 16 (and again at 28), Elise was left with many questions about the trials and tribulations Alexandra must have faced being a female traveler in...