Fanny Bullock Workman

Let adventure serve a larger purpose: advancing women’s rights, visibility, and social standing.

Believe that physical strength and intellectual seriousness are fully compatible with womanhood.

Approach hardship as temporary and conquer it through persistence, courage, and steady effort.

Value self-reliance and practical competence in travel, survival, and decision-making.

Insist on equal recognition for women’s accomplishments and challenge any assumption of female inferiority.

Document and publish your work so that personal achievement becomes evidence for broader public understanding.

Use exploration and mountaineering as a way to expand knowledge of geography, science, and the world.

Pursue excellence through preparation, discipline, and endurance rather than relying on luck or comfort.

Live with bold independence; do not let social expectations define what a woman can attempt or accomplish.

Seek out challenge and treat difficult terrain as a proving ground for human capability, especially for women.