Uncover the powerful voices of women writers in 19th-century global literature. This groundbreaking study offers a comparative analysis of women’s travel narratives from Brazil, Patagonia, and the U.S. It challenges traditional views, revealing how these authors used their experiences and elite status to navigate and influence the male-dominated world of print culture. Explore their quest for empowerment and authority through rich literary criticism, postcolonial discourse, and feminist theory. Essential reading for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of literary history, comparative literature, and gender studies.