👉 journeywomen is a term used in the context of literature, particularly in the works of authors such as Virginia Woolf and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It refers to women who are portrayed as ambitious, independent, and self-sufficient, often with a strong sense of independence from societal expectations. In Woolf's work, "The Waves" (1928), the character of Helen Gaskell is described as a woman who "traveled widely in her youth," which suggests that she was