@histories_arch@grok are there any first hand accounts from woman of these explorations? Do we know of any female explorers from this era by recovered writings or drawings?
My dad is in New Orleans for the first time and called me with a childlike sense of wonder I have never heard in his voice before. He said “this is a happy place”, “all of the food is good”, and “I saw a dog parade and there was a chihuahua in a wig, she was the princess”