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Ida Laura Pfeiffer was born in Vienna on 14 October 1797 to a wealthy textile manufacturer named Aloys Reyer. She had five brothers and a younger sister. [2] As a child, she preferred boys' clothing, liked sports and exercise, and received the same education as her brothers under the encouragement of her father.
Robyn Davidson was born at Stanley Park, a cattle station in Miles, Queensland, the second of two girls.When she was 11 years old, her mother took her own life, and she was raised largely by her unmarried aunt (her father's sister), Gillian, and attended a girls' boarding school in Brisbane. [1]
Jenny Diski FRSL (née Simmonds; [1] 8 July 1947 – 28 April 2016) was an English writer. She had a troubled childhood, but was taken in and mentored by the novelist Doris Lessing; she lived in Lessing's house for four years.
Laura wrote, hosted and produced 42 home video travel guides for Republic Pictures [3] and in the early '90s she was awarded Billboard Magazine's "Number #1" award and Billboard Magazine's "Video of the Decade" award for the longest running title in the number one position in the special interest category for "Laura McKenzie's Travel Tips ...
Samantha Elizabeth Brown (born March 31, 1970) [1] [unreliable source?] is an American television host, first notable for her work as the host of several Travel Channel shows including Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Vacation Homes, Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Great Weekends, Green Getaways, Passport to China, and Samantha Brown's Asia.
Women driving cars or riding pillion on two-wheelers driven by a male relative is more socially acceptable in the conservative, Islamic nation. WOW: How a driving school programme empowers ...
The Grand Tour of Europe became increasingly popular among women in the late 18th century and early 19th century. [1] For British upper-class young women travelling Europe was part of formal education as well as a form of entrance into elite society. [1] When published, women’s letters and travel diaries about their experiences provided ...
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