Jasmine Proteau

Research Topic

Bound[less]: The influence of travel and the 19th century guidebook on women’s education and social liberty.

Bound[less] explores the influence of female travel to Britain, France, and Italy between 1750 - 1913 on British and American women’s education and sense of social liberty. This project is an interdisciplinary examination of women’s history, educational history, and book history, through a focused examination of guidebooks written and read by British and American women.

Supervisor: Professor Kathryn Gleadle