Absence of Women’s Travel Accounts
- Despite historical evidence of women traveling, there is a scarcity of surviving travel accounts written by women, leaving gaps in our understanding of their experiences.
Through the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society| Class 12 History Notes
Diverse Reasons for Travel: People, both men and women, embarked on journeys for various reasons such as seeking employment, fleeing natural disasters, engaging in trade, serving as soldiers, priests, or pilgrims, or simply being driven by a sense of adventure. Travelers encountered unfamiliar landscapes, customs, languages, and beliefs in the lands they visited or settled, prompting them to adapt or carefully document their observations.
Table of Content
- Absence of Women’s Travel Accounts
- Variety of Travel Accounts
- Domestic Travel Within Empires
- Enriching Knowledge of the Past
- Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
- Francois Bernier