by Aletta H. Jacobs
About this book
Reisbrieven uit Afrika en Azië benevens eenige brieven uit Zweden en Noorwegen by Aletta H. Jacobs opens a window onto the world of early 20th-century travel, blending keen observation with political and personal reflection. In this travelogue and historical record, Dutch physician and suffragist Aletta H. Jacobs chronicles letters from Scandinavia to the Cape, across the Indian Ocean and through the great cities and colonies of Asia and Africa.
Jacobs’ dispatches describe steamship voyages, quarantines, the roar of Victoria Falls, bustling ports from Cape Town to Bombay, and reverent visits to Jerusalem and Cairo. Interwoven are meetings with fellow activists, including scenes from the Sixth International Congress of the World League for Women’s Suffrage and encounters with writers such as Olive Schreiner. Her prose captures landscapes, colonial society, local cultures, and the logistical realities of travel in an imperial age, offering historical context about routes, medicine, and the international women's movement.
Ideal for listeners who love travel history, classic travel literature, and women’s history, this audiobook delivers a vivid, first-person account of an era when the world felt both vast and newly connected — perfect for armchair travelers and history enthusiasts seeking perspective on a pivotal moment in global and feminist history.
