women explorers

Profiles 225 adventurous women from the early 1500s to the mid-1800s who helped discover and settle the New World.

Tells the life story of marine botanist Sylvia Earle, who in 1979 made history with the deepest solo untethered dive ever conducted, 1,250 feet down to Hawaii's ocean floor; and includes information on underwater air pressure and ocean zones, a chronology, and a further reading list.

Chronicles the life of Osa Johnson, focusing on how she was willing to sacrifice her dreams of home and family for a career making films of headhunters and elephants while following her explorer husband.

Describes the day-to-day experiences of several women who work as scientists, helicopter pilots, snowplow drivers, and doctors in Antarctica.

Looks at the life of British explorer Mary Kingsley, focusing on her experiences after she decided to buck tradition and travel to the Congo in 1893, and discussing her studies of the fish and people of the West African country.

Profiles the lives of twelve women explorers throughout history including Sacagawea, mountaineer Phyllis Munday, Sharon Wood who became the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and others.

Describes some of the explorations and discoveries made by women during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

A biography of the woman who gave up a wealthy and pampered life to make extensive explorations in the Arctic regions.

Presents brief biographical sketches of women known as athletes, explorers, or adventurers, from Harriet Chalmers Adams and Michelle Akers to Kristi Yamaguchi and Babe Diedrikson Zaharias.