Women in Transit

Praise for the Spanish-language edition:

International Institute of Ibero-American Literature Alfredo Roggiano Prize for Latin American Literary Criticism

Honorable Mention, Association of Gender and Sexuality Studies Victoria Urbano Prize for Critical Monograph

“A refreshing contribution to the growing body of literary and cultural studies that address the important role played by women’s writing in shaping nineteenth-century imaginaries regarding modernity, national identities, and the role of women in society. / Un refrescante aporte al creciente corpus de estudios literarios y culturales que abordan el importante rol desempeñado por la escritura de mujeres en la conformación de los imaginarios decimonónicos en torno a la modernidad, las identidades nacionales y el papel de la mujer en la Sociedad.”—Hispanic Review

“An indispensable tool for researchers interested in the theoretical intersections between cultural studies, feminism, and travel literature in the nineteenth century. / Una herramienta indispensable para investigadorxs que estén interesados en los cruces teóricos entre estudios culturales, feminismo y literatura de viajes en el siglo XIX.”—Revista de Estudios Hispánicos

“Women in Transit offers an engaging and original perspective. This book illustrates how four women—who have become canonical figures in nineteenth-century Latin American women’s writing in recent years—used travel chronicles to navigate patriarchal constraints and engage in critical conversations about national identity, feminine citizenship, historiography, and Latin American identity. A relevant and significant study.”—Catalina Rodriguez, Boston University