The Atlas of Women Explorers

Follow the fascinating voyages of 18 courageous women who defied convention to follow their dreams and explore the world. From Amelia Earhart to Isabelle Bird, Freya Stark to Laura Dekker, these 18 women broke the rules, took the road less traveled, and went that extra mile to win their own freedom. This beautifully illustrated and information-packed atlas tells their stories, following them across the globe on bike or sailboat, planes and trains, as they pass through Australian deserts, Asian tundra, to the mountaintops, and even into space. Among the daring, audacious voyagers: Jeanne Baret (1740-1807), who disguised herself as a man to circumnavigate the globeIda Pfeiffer (1797-1858), who made friends with cannibals on the island of SumatraIsabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904), a writer who smashed taboos as she climbed mountains and volcanoes, led caravans through the desert, and braved snowstorms on horsebackAnnie Smith Peck (1850-1935), a scholar who climbed the Matterhorn before setting her sights on even loftier peaksJournalist Nellie Bly (1864-1922), who inspired Jules Verne's famous novel Around the World in 80 DaysAlexandra David N el (1868-1969), the first European woman to visit the city of Lhasa, in Tibet, which was forbidden to foreignersOsa Johnson (194-1953), a pioneer of documentary film who recorded her adventures in the South Pacific, Borneo, and AfricaLady Hay Drummond-Hay (1895-1946), who flew around the world in a ZeppelinAnn Bancroft (1955 - ), who reached the North and South Poles on footLaura Dekker (1995 - ), who sailed around the world solo at the age of 16