Wild Girls

In Wild Girls, Tiya Miles explores the lives of trailblazing women from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who forged their paths in outdoor spaces, such as Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, and members of the Fort Shaw Indigenous women's basketball team. This historical work highlights how these women used nature and sports as a means of resistance against assimilation, racism, and sexism, while celebrating their individual and collective strength. With lyrical prose and archival insights, Miles advocates for equal access to outdoor spaces for girls of all races and backgrounds today.