Camping Out: Women, Wives & Mothers in the Wilderness - Sports She Wrote

In the 19th century, camping emerged as an alluring avenue for women's engagement with the great outdoors and provided access to various athletic pursuits. This volume of the Sports She Wrote series features 64 articles (134, 000 words) written by women, offering firsthand accounts of camping experiences, showcasing camping as a respite from urban life. Contributors include Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, Minna Caroline Smith, Kate Masterson, Mary Sargent Hopkins, E.
Pauline Johnson's column on outdoor pastimes, and Jessamy Harte on camping in the Adirondacks. Notable narratives encompass exploring national parks, family excursions with children, and walking tours through nature's wonders. Sources range from popular magazines like The Ladies' Home Journal to newspapers like The San Francisco Examiner. A series from Forest and Stream magazine offers insights into the challenges faced by wives of avid outdoorsmen.
Through eloquent narratives, camping transcends mere outdoor activity, becoming a journey of self-discovery and camaraderie, celebrating the women who embraced the wild retreat. Sports She Wrote is a 31-volume time-capsule of primary documents written by more than 400 women in the 19th century.