women adventurers

Twenty-five young women share their adventures in such activities as skydiving, building homes, and mountain climbing, demonstrating the value of courage, commitment, and a positive attitude.

A collection of true stories about women from different historical eras who have gone against society's expectations and made a name for themselves.

A true story of the American Women's Trans-Antarctic Expedition, known as AWE, in 1993.

Presents biographical essays on historical women who challenged expectations, including Civil War nursing superintendent Katharine Wormeley, African-American girls' school founder Mary McLeod Bethune, Arctic explorer Louise Boyd, industrial poison investigator Alice Hamilton, and four others.

Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in North and South America.

The author describes her experiences visiting Antarctica and shares information on how to get there, what to bring, what to wear, what to eat, how to build a snow shelter, how to avoid crevasses, how to study Antarctic seals, and other survival strategies.

Presents an introduction to Antarctica, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on the climate, the dangers, and the various expeditions that have crossed these polar regions.