Wish you were here

You can learn about frontier life in America, missionary work, local customs, and world events from textbooks, magazines, and other publications. But at “To Know the Whole World: Women’s Travel Writings From the Schlesinger Library, 1819-1972,’’ visitors can travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and the United States by reading travel diaries and letters. The material, originally written for family, friends, and the women themselves, chronicles trips by foot, ship, covered wagon, car, and plane. Mon-Fri, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. through Feb. 26. Free. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 10 Garden St., Cambridge. 617-495-8647. www.radcliffe.edu