Articles by Ailsa Ross

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Stories

Stories shared by this traveler.

The World’s First Global Dance Critic Was a Victorian Aerobics Teacher

female explorers

The World’s First Global Dance Critic Was a Victorian Aerobics Teacher

Beryl de Zoete scoured the world for all the best dance moves.

The Insouciant Heiress Who Became the First Western Woman to Enter Palmyra

antiquities

The Insouciant Heiress Who Became the First Western Woman to Enter Palmyra

The Hudson's Bay Company's outpost on the shore of Lake Saskatoon, Canada. Gunn traveled 1,800 miles between remote trading posts, disguised as a man.

female explorers

The Teen Who Trekked 1,800 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness Disguised as a Man

Her ruse worked—until she had a baby.

How Lady Bible Hunters Made the Victorian Era's Most Stunning Scriptural Find

biblical

How Lady Bible Hunters Made the Victorian Era's Most Stunning Scriptural Find

The Opium-Smoking Author Who Lived With Pygmies in Congo

female explorers

The Opium-Smoking Author Who Lived With Pygmies in Congo

The Early Female Aviator Who Flew Across the Atlantic in Terrible Weather

aviation

The Early Female Aviator Who Flew Across the Atlantic in Terrible Weather

The Cross-Dressing Heiress Who Decamped to the Algerian Desert

exploration

The Cross-Dressing Heiress Who Decamped to the Algerian Desert

The Prima Donna Who Snuck into Tibet in 1912 to Meet the Dalai Lama

exploration

The Prima Donna Who Snuck into Tibet in 1912 to Meet the Dalai Lama

Marianne North in Mrs Cameron's house in Ceylon, c. 1877

exploration

The Victorian Gentlewoman Who Documented 900 Plant Species