I know. It’s one of those things I’ve always had a problem with. I remember, when I was a little girl, I didn’t want to be just one thing for a profession. I wanted to be an astronaut, an archeologist, an actress, and all sorts of things. I think that’s been a psycholog...
Transcending the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional world of the Middle East. She travelled to Persia and became passionately drawn to the Arab people, the language, and their architecture. A skilled archeologist, his...