Alma Karlin - Revision history

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	'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' ([[October 12\|12 October]] 1889 – [[January 15\|15 January]] 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone. She said to her mother on November 24, 1919, when leaving on her journey:		'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' ([[October 12\|12 October]] 1889 – [[January 15\|15 January]] 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone. She said to her mother on November 24, 1919, when leaving on her journey:

	I must go. Something inside me forces me to do this, and I will not find peace if I do not follow this force.		"I must go. Something inside me forces me to do this, and I will not find peace if I do not follow this force."

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
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	== Travels ==		== Travels ==
	“If I was to be born again, I wish to be a bird so I can travel.” ~~--Alma Karlin~~		“If I was to be born again, I wish to be a bird so I can travel.”

	Karlin was one of the first women to travel the world alone. The rigid conventional expectations of her mother drove the adventurous girl away.		Karlin was one of the first women to travel the world alone. The rigid conventional expectations of her mother drove the adventurous girl away.
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	Karlin Maximiliana did not have generational wealth to supporther travels. She was self-made and self-sustaining, earning her way by writing for local newspapers, giving lectures, providing professional translations, and working for ambassadors in embassies.		Karlin Maximiliana did not have generational wealth to supporther travels. She was self-made and self-sustaining, earning her way by writing for local newspapers, giving lectures, providing professional translations, and working for ambassadors in embassies.

	She went to South and North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the remote ~~Pacifi c~~. She visited around 45 countries.		She went to South and North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the remote Pacific. She visited around 45 countries.

	She loved Asia most, visiting China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Korea. Japan and China held a special place in her heart, Japanese art and customs enthralled her. The people were quite taken with her as well. She was briefly engaged to a Chinese gentleman but they broke it off.		She loved Asia most, visiting China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Korea. Japan and China held a special place in her heart, Japanese art and customs enthralled her. The people were quite taken with her as well. She was briefly engaged to a Chinese gentleman but they broke it off.

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	'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' (12 October 1889 – 15 January 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone. She said to her mother on November 24, 1919, when leaving on her journey:		'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' ([[October 12\|12 October]] 1889 – [[January 15\|15 January]] 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone. She said to her mother on November 24, 1919, when leaving on her journey:

	I must go. Something inside me forces me to do this, and I will not find peace if I do not follow this force.		I must go. Something inside me forces me to do this, and I will not find peace if I do not follow this force.
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	* '''''The Death-Thorn: Magic, Superstitions, and Beliefs of Urban Indians in Panama and Peru'''''. Translated by Bernard Miall. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1934.		* '''''The Death-Thorn: Magic, Superstitions, and Beliefs of Urban Indians in Panama and Peru'''''. Translated by Bernard Miall. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1934.
			* '''''Drachen und Geister''''' ["Dragons and Ghosts"]. [D. Walter.], 1931.

	== Other resources ==		== Other resources ==

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	== Travels ==		== Travels ==
	<br>		“If I was to be born again, I wish to be a bird so I can travel.” --Alma Karlin
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	<br>		Karlin was one of the first women to travel the world alone. The rigid conventional expectations of her mother drove the adventurous girl away.
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			At 19, she decided to make her move and escape her mother’s influence. She left for London to study at a prestigious language school. Referring to it as “voluntary exile,” she enjoyed it to the fullest. She met people from around the world and learned about their cultures. She mastered English, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, all of the Scandinavian languages, Chinese, Sanskrit, and Latin. During her travels in Europe, she even picked up Esperanto. A personal project was a dictionary with 10 languages in one. She carried it with her everywhere she went...

			World War I forced Karlin Maximiliana to leave the UK. However, she saw this as an opportunity. She headed off on an eight-year trip around the world, taking only a suitcase of clothes, her typewriter named Erika, her trusty self-made dictionary, and a small amount of money.

			Karlin Maximiliana did not have generational wealth to supporther travels. She was self-made and self-sustaining, earning her way by writing for local newspapers, giving lectures, providing professional translations, and working for ambassadors in embassies.

			She went to South and North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the remote Pacifi c. She visited around 45 countries.

			She loved Asia most, visiting China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Korea. Japan and China held a special place in her heart, Japanese art and customs enthralled her. The people were quite taken with her as well. She was briefly engaged to a Chinese gentleman but they broke it off.

			Traveling as a lone woman came with many challenges. People tried to assault her, rob her, kill her, and imprison her. Yet she persevered.
			She compiled a three-volume travelogue that proved very successful in the late 1920s and into the 1930s. The travelogue was translated into German and Finnish.
			<ref>[https://explorersweb.com/great-explorers-alma-karlin-maximiliana/ Great Explorers: Alma Karlin Maximiliana] by Kristine De Abreu. January 29, 2024.</ref>
			</blockquote>

	[[File:Alma Karlin Maximiliana.png\|right\|170px\|thumb\|Alma Karlin in her travels]]		[[File:Alma Karlin Maximiliana.png\|right\|170px\|thumb\|Alma Karlin in her travels]]

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

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	On January 14, 1950, Alma died in Pečovnik, Celje, Slovenia. She was buried in a graveyard in Celje, where her companion, Thea Schreinbner Gammelin was also interred in 1988.<Ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161101762/alma-vilibalda_maximiliana-karlin Findagrave.com].</ref>		On January 14, 1950, Alma died in Pečovnik, Celje, Slovenia. She was buried in a graveyard in Celje, where her companion, Thea Schreinbner Gammelin was also interred in 1988.<Ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161101762/alma-vilibalda_maximiliana-karlin Findagrave.com].</ref>

			[[File:Karlin Membership Card.jpeg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Karlin's Membership Card]]
	== Theosophical Society Involvement ==		== Theosophical Society Involvement ==
	~~[[File:Karlin Membership Card.jpeg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Karlin's Membership Card]]~~
	Karlin was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] of the Honolulu, Hawai'i Lodge on July 1, 1922. She continued as a member through June, 1924, when her address changed to "Tokio, Japan."<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 4. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		Karlin was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] of the Honolulu, Hawai'i Lodge on July 1, 1922. She continued as a member through June, 1924, when her address changed to "Tokio, Japan."<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 4. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>
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	[[File:Alma Karlin Maximiliana in Japanese dress.~~png~~\|~~right\|200px~~\|thumb\|Alma Karlin ~~wearing~~ Japanese dress]]		<br>
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			[[File:Alma Karlin Maximiliana.png\|right\|170px\|thumb\|Alma Karlin in her travels]]
	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

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	Karlin was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] of the Honolulu, Hawai'i Lodge on July 1, 1922. She continued as a member through June, 1924, when her address changed to "Tokio, Japan."<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 4. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		Karlin was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] of the Honolulu, Hawai'i Lodge on July 1, 1922. She continued as a member through June, 1924, when her address changed to "Tokio, Japan."<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 4. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

			[[File:Alma Karlin Maximiliana in Japanese dress.png\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Alma Karlin wearing Japanese dress]]
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	'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' (12 October 1889 – 15 January 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone.		'''Alma Vilibalda Maximiliana Karlin''' (12 October 1889 – 15 January 1950) was a Slovene traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. She was one of the first European women who circled the globe alone. She said to her mother on November 24, 1919, when leaving on her journey:

			I must go. Something inside me forces me to do this, and I will not find peace if I do not follow this force.

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Alma Karlin was born October 12, 1889 in Celje, Slovenia to Jakob Karlin and Vilibalda Miheljak. Her father died when Alma was only eight years ~~olf~~.		Alma Karlin was born October 12, 1889 in Celje, Slovenia to Jakob Karlin and Vilibalda Miheljak. Her father died when Alma was only eight years old.

	According a biographical sketch in the Alma Karlin Memorial House website:		According a biographical sketch in the Alma Karlin Memorial House website:

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	* [http://www.almakarlin.si/ Alma Karlin Web Portal].		* [http://www.almakarlin.si/ Alma Karlin Web Portal].
	* [https://www.culture.si/en/Alma_Karlin_Memorial_House Alma Karlin Memorial House website] for museum in Pečovnik, Slovenia.		* [https://www.culture.si/en/Alma_Karlin_Memorial_House Alma Karlin Memorial House website] for museum in Pečovnik, Slovenia.
			* [https://www.orientations.com.hk/highlights/a-lonely-odyssey-the-life-and-legacy-of-alma-m-karlin A Lonely Odyssey: The Life and Legacy of Alma M. Karlin]. Posted July 7, 2023 on Orientations website.
	* Gobetz, Milena. ''Alma Maximiliana Karlin: World-Famous Slovenian Writer, Ethnologist, Artist, and Composer''. In Slovenian Heritage. Vol. 1 Willoughby Hills, Ohio: Slovenian Research Center of America, 1980.		* Gobetz, Milena. ''Alma Maximiliana Karlin: World-Famous Slovenian Writer, Ethnologist, Artist, and Composer''. In Slovenian Heritage. Vol. 1 Willoughby Hills, Ohio: Slovenian Research Center of America, 1980.
	* Vampelj Suhadolnik, Natasa. "A Lonely Odyssey: The life and Legacy of Alma M. Karlin." In ''Orientations Hong Kong'' Vol. 47, No. 3 (2016), 50-55.		* Vampelj Suhadolnik, Natasa. "A Lonely Odyssey: The life and Legacy of Alma M. Karlin." In ''Orientations Hong Kong'' Vol. 47, No. 3 (2016), 50-55.

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

	This author was best known for the travel and fiction novels that she wrote in German. They were very popular in the 1930s.		This author was best known for the travel and fiction novels that she wrote in German. They were very popular in the 1930s. Most are available in Slovenian and German, but not English.

	=== Fiction ===		=== Fiction ===

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