19th Century Ladies' Travel

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Sea travel became a more prominent part of a woman’s life in the nineteenth century, but was it an acceptable place for a lady? Amy Brill explores the traveling life of women.

The Ladies' Cabin: http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-ladies-cabin.php