She built her own cabin, split her own firewood, and smoked her own smokes. Virginia Slim is an independent outdoor woman of the 1970s, and she’s not asking for a seat at the table—she’s building her own table, cooking up the fixin’s, and burning bras as kindling. It’s both a statement and a fuel source.
She lived by her own rules, pushing past the picket fences and fronting the picket lines to claim open spaces as her own. Whether camping solo, running the sawmill, or guiding others to their next adventure, she did it with grit, style, and an unbreakable spirit. With a coordinated flannel, skirt, and vest ensemble that even Ted Tinling would grudgingly approve of, Ms. Slim summited peaks, paddled whitewater, and took to the forest with a confidence as unshakable as the redwoods themselves—all on her own two L'eggs.
We celebrate the women of this decade not just for their stance of strength in advancing equality, but because they did it in spite of the Marlboro misogyny that was sold as rugged manliness. It's a celebration of the women who knew the outdoors weren’t just for men, and that independence wasn’t given—it was taken, one trail, one tree, and one untamed moment at a time.
Come to think of it, with miles still left to go, maybe it’s time to break out those axes.
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