When Evelyn Hannon started JourneyWoman in 1994, she became the world’s first female solo travel blogger, inspiring a grassroots movement among women travellers.

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When Evelyn Hannon started JourneyWoman in 1994, she became the world’s first female solo travel blogger, inspiring a grassroots movement among women travellers.
JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray reflects on the past two years, lessons learned and shares her vision for women’s travel in the future.
With the publication of her new book, ‘Swagger’, Leslie Ehm shares lessons learned from her mother, Evelyn Hannon, the founder of JourneyWoman.
In 2020, the Bata Shoe Museum accepted solo travel visionary Evelyn Hannon’s iconic red boots into its permanent collection.
In honour of Evelyn Hannon, we asked our JW community to share their favourite Evy stories with us.
Extending the Legacy of Journeywoman: New Journeywoman CEO Carolyn Ray (left) and Erica Ehm (right), daughter of Journeywoman founder Evelyn Hannon, with Evelyn’s iconic red travelling boots and the original newsletter.
It gives me great joy to continue Evelyn’s legacy, in partnership with her family. In her final days, I had the opportunity to talk to her about my plans for JourneyWoman, and I’d like to think that gave her comfort and solace.
Featured image: Evelyn Hannon and her daughters, Erica Ehm and Leslie EhmThe Legacy of Evelyn Hannon lives on by Erica and Leslie Ehm Dear JourneyWomen: The past few months have been difficult for our family. In April, our mother, Evelyn Hannon, founder of...
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