Load Carrying Methods For Women.

Any pack or bag method used by men can also be used by women, but here are some images specifically of women carrying baggage.

Cordage and knots. 16th century.

Daniel Chodowieki 1764

ERHARD SCHOEN . LANSQUENET AND WIFE, C. 1535

French, 18th century.

Woman with large market wallet.

Author's medium sized market wallet made from linen cloth.

Oyster Seller using a pack basket, 18th century.

16th century camp follower.

Jacobites by Paul Sandby 1760.

A wood carrier using a pack frame.

Woman with pack basket. Attr. Basilius Grundmann 1726-1798.

More On The Snapsack. 18th Century Images.

Above images from a 1760 sketch by Paul Sandby. British soldiers arresting Jacobites.

The Travois.

The most famous use for the travois was for the transportation of the plains Indian's tipi and other belongings which was pulled by horse. Other uses not so well known was dog travois and the travois pulled by man, again for transporting belongings and for carrying game out of the woods.
I have no documentation for the travois being pulled by man or woman, but I have done so in the past, and I really can't imagine that 18th century man was any less inventive. I will however continue to research this subject, but as you can imagine it is not something likely to be written about and the travois use in the east is overshadowed by its use in the west.
Here is one I made recently. Note the curved ends that drag. This makes it easier to pull and it leaves less sign. It can also be pushed to manouvre.
I have purposely made it narrow, so it will fit on forest trails. The front is bowed out to make room for me to stand inside to pull. The original shape is kept because I think this design is what makes it so secure and sturdy.

I also made the cordage that holds the travois together.