Ally Rose

“these were the experiences I wanted my son to remember. The mother I wanted him to know. The mother I wanted to be.”
― Lilace Mellin Guignard, When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America

“Women’s accounts of outdoor adventures repeatedly show how men and women can be in the same place while still in different worlds.”
― Lilace Mellin Guignard, When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America

“I want that freedom to move around outdoors, to do so without always feeling watched, threatened, restricted, or accountable to someone. To not be a babe—innocent or lusty. To just be in the woods.”
― Lilace Mellin Guignard, When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America

“Both women and nature are protected, restricted, objectified, idealized, and made passive.”
― Lilace Mellin Guignard, When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America