Lina Bögli
Lina Bögli (1858-1941) was a Swiss travel writer and educator.[1] She was born in the canton of Bern to a poor family, and at twelve years old was sent to work as a nursemaid in the Jura.[1] For three years from age 17 on she worked for a Swiss family in Naples, and she stated later that she learned German during that time.[1] After her work in Naples she taught for a noble Polish family.[1] Still later she studied for a teaching diploma, and finished her training in England.[1]
She subsequently went on a trip around the world from 1892 to 1902, first going by boat from Brindisi to Sydney, where she taught at private schools.[1] She stayed for years in Australia, subsequently traveling to New Zealand in 1896.[1] She then went to Samoa, Hawaii, and San Francisco.[1] For four years she stayed in California, subsequently traveling across the United States to its East Coast.[1] After that she went to Canada, before returning to Europe on July 12, 1902, exactly ten years after her departure.[1]
In 1904 she published the book Forward!, which was about her trip around the world; it originally appeared in English and then later in German and Polish.[1][2] It was very successful.[1] A new edition of it appeared in 1990 titled Talofa, a Samoan greeting.[1]
In 1910 she embarked with the Trans-Siberian Railway on a trip via Vladivostok to Japan and China.[1] In 1915 she published Always forward about this trip.[1]
She also went on lecture tours.[3]
Her travel books showed a strong interest in the living conditions of women and girls in foreign countries, which was unusual for the time.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Verfasserin: Luise F. Pusch. "Lina Bögli". Fembio.org. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "Literacka Małopolska". Readingmalopolska.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (1996-11-22). "Wenn Bögli eine Reise tut | ZEIT ONLINE". Zeit.de. Retrieved 2016-06-22.