The Lonely Planet’s latest release In Her Footsteps is a travel guide to where female activists, artists, pathbreakers and icons have studied, lived, worked, reigned and explored, allowing readers to journey to the heart of women’s activism, history and creativity through the ages.

Unearth the landmarks of female achievement across the globe, from ancient temples locked in the annals of history to the famous houses of parliament featured in today’s front pages. Drop by the Parisian café where feminist intellectual and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir wrote many of her controversial texts, or journey to Savitribai Phule Pune University in India, named after the country’s first female teacher. Check out the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the launch site for the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, or visit Michelle Obama’s childhood home and arts school in South Side, Chicago.

From household names such as Rosa Parks, to those lesser-known such as Abbakka Chowta, heroes of the past like Queen Seondeok and current-day leaders of their fields such as Greta Thunberg, In Her Footsteps documents the impact of over 200 incredible women from all walks of life and celebrates their legacy. The book also highlights the world’s best feminist bookstores, sites for goddess worship, stories of female pirates and their favourite haunts, and queer pioneers who were well ahead of their time.

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