Reposted by Dr Nada Saadaoui
“To walk is to control your own movement, to maintain autonomy and resist the genteel suffocation of being constantly observed or helped.” - from last year, an article about walking’s importance to Jane Austen & her heroines, by @nadasaadaoui.bsky.social
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For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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