Tweedie Ethel Brilliana (w3145)
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- Description: Ethel Brilliana Tweedie, who often signed her works as “Mrs. Alec Tweedie,” was a British travel writer, photographer, and feminist. In the late 19th century, when travel writing was still largely a male domain, Tweedie boldly ventured into remote and then little-known regions such as Finland, Norway, Iceland, and even colonial India. Her books—witty, vivid, and sometimes ironic—described landscapes, local customs, and personal adventures while also offering reflections on the role of women in society. She didn’t just observe; she participated, integrated, and documented, becoming a pioneer of female travel literature. In America as I Saw It (1913), she recounted her impressions of the United States, combining travel observations with commentary on social habits and gender roles, while in Women the World Over (1914) she broadened her perspective through comparative reflections on the condition of women in different countries. She died in 1940, leaving behind a legacy of stories combining curiosity, courage, and social critique
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Mrs. Alec Tweedie
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1862–1940
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Brilliana_Tweedie
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5403081
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana, A Winter Jaunt to Norway, London, 1894. Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana, Through Finland in Carts, London, 1897.
