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"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."--Amelia Earhart "I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others."--Amelia Earhart |
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| 2003-05-20 | A Time For Loving: Part III Ruth did not want to sell her Panda, it is clear in her writing that she felt manipulated by the press when she was trying to find the right place to house Su Lin. It almost seemed as if she mocked the press by asking $20,000 for Su Lin, as if she was trying to say that the bear was more precious than money. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Time For Loving: Part II It was obvious that this was no killer animal. This was a defenseless creature that was left to the clutches of its’ wild habitat. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Time For Loving: Part I It was 1936 when we Americans saw for the first time a living panda. It was a time for learning about a new kind of animal, one that no had ever seen alive in captivity before. It was no surprise to me that this amazing living creature was brought to us by a woman. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Harriet Chalmers Adams: Part 3 - Harriet in Latin America Harriet and Frank Adams finally got their chance to travel to Latin America in 1904. Frank obtained work with the Inca Mining and Rubber Company inspecting mines in Central and South America, and the company would pay their passage! Prior to leaving Stockton, Harriet began to research their destination – reading every book she could find that discussed the region. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Gudridur: Most Traveled Woman of the Middle Ages Called “the greatest female explorer of all time” by the president of Iceland, the story of Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir is amazing. She explored the New World, gave birth there to the first child of European descent, returned to Europe, then walked to Rome to give the Vatican a first-person account of her journeys. And she accomplished all this some 500 years before Columbus made his voyage. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Bibliography: Works about Margaret Bourke-White Learn more about Margaret Bourke-White - the first female photojournalist and war correspondent. “Bourke-White’s Twenty-Five Years.” Life 38 (May 16, 1955): 16-18. “Brave Story Retold: Bourke-White’s Ordeal Makes a TV Play.” Life 48 (Jan. 11, 1960): 78-79. Brown, Theodore. Margaret Bourke-White, Photojournalist. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University, Andrew D. White Museum of Art, 1972. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Bibliography: Works by Margaret Bourke-White Learn more about Margaret Bourke-White - the first female photojournalist and war correspondent. Eyes on Russia. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1931. “Silk Stockings in the Five-Year Plan.” New York Times Magazine, Feb. 14, 1932, p. 4. “Making Communists of Soviet Children.” New York Times Magazine, Mar. 6, 1932. pp. 4-5. “Russian Audiences.” New York Times Magazine, Mar. 13, 1932, pp. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Margaret Bourke-White: Amazing Photojournalist (Part 2) In 1936, spurred on the success of "picture tabloids" in Europe, Henry Luce decided to launch a picture magazine. This magazine, Life, hired Margaret Bourke-White as one of its four original photographers, and the only woman. Bourke-White's photograph of the Fort Peck Dam appeared on Life's first cover. In 1937, Life published what was to become one of Margaret’s most famous photographs. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Margaret Bourke-White: Amazing Photojournalist (Part 1) "I feel that utter truth is essential,” Bourke-White said of her work, “and to get that truth may take a lot of searching and long hours.” “The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand.” Margaret Bourke-White was the daughter of Minnie Bourke and Joseph White. She was born on June 14, 1904. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Bibliography: Works by and About Carrie Adell Strahorn Learn more about Carrie Adell Strahorn - the first white woman to tour the entire Yellowstone Park and one of the first to travel to and write about the wilds of Alaska. Works by Carrie Adell StrahornArticles in the Omaha Republican, 1877 – 1881. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Carrie Strahorn: Union Pacific Scout . ... |
| 2003-05-20 | The Panda Lady: Ruth Harkness (Part 2) The adoration of the American public did not help Ruth overcome the chauvinism of the all-male institutions in the field of science and exploration, however. Many institutions snubbed her before the Explorers Club did her the “honor” of being the first women allowed to attend a dinner with the “gentlemen. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | The Panda Lady: Ruth Harkness (Part 1) The Giant Panda, today recognized on sight by every schoolchild, was once only a 'phantom animal' to the Western world. No description of this animal even reached Western society until 1869, and it took another sixty-seven years for someone to bring a live panda out of China. That person was a brave and adventurous woman named Ruth Harkness, a New York fashion designer and socialite. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Col. Susan J. Helms: Alpha’s First Female Astronaut “We have to understand how to live out there, and what's required, and what you can get away with, and what you can leave behind and what you can't leave behind, and what makes the humans continue to work together as a team because if they don't work together as a team, then you're not going to get your job done. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Isabella Bird - Part 5: Isabella in Malaya Isabella left Japan via Singapore, where the Colonial Secretary of Singapore suggested she might like to spend a while exploring what were then called the “Native States.” She jumped at the chance, and the Secretary wrote a few letters of introduction to government officials on the route and arranged free transport for her. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Harriet Chalmers Adams: Part 2 - Marriage & Mexico Franklin Adams, seven years older than Harriet, was also a native of Stockton, California. His father had come to Monterey, California, in 1844 as a teenager, and later became superintendent of the Stockton Gas and Electric Company. Frank, after graduating from Stockton High School and studying to be an electrical engineer, followed his father and older brother Henry to work at the same company. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Bibliography: Works About Harriet Chalmers Adams Harriet Chalmers Adams was, and continues to be, a popular subject for writers. Many of her experiences are chronicled in the works referenced here. Learn more about Harriet Chalmers Adams - the premier woman explorer of her time! Adams, Mildred. "Up and Down the World." The Woman’s Journal n.s. 15 (Jan 1930): 12-14 Brown, C.B. "Far-traveled Woman." Sunset 36 (Apr 1916): 39 Crosby, Susan. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Bibliography: Works by Harriet Chalmers Adams Harriet Chalmers Adams was not only a tremendous traveler, but a very prolific writer. She wrote many articles for National Geographic, which is somewhat ironic in that, as a woman, she could not become a member of the National Geographic Society! Visit your local library or used magazine dealer to find out more about the travels of Harriet Chalmers Adams! “Picturesque Paramaribo. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Louise Arner Boyd: Arctic Explorer Louise Arner Boyd is credited with being the first woman to fly over the Geographic North Pole. She made this trip to the Pole at the age of 67, after having devoted her life to the scientific exploration of the Arctic. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Isabella Bird - Part 3: The Rocky Mountains After arriving in San Francisco, Isabella immediately left for Colorado on the newly opened “Pacific Line” railway. Her first stop was Truckee, CA, where she spent a day exploring the pine forests on horseback and enjoying the mountain wildlife. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Bibliography: Books About Isabella Bird If you think you need to be young, healthy and wealthy to be an explorer - think again! Isabella Bird, often described as "short and dumpy," was over 60 when she had some of her most dramatic adventures, suffered from ill health throughout much of her life, and was a woman of only modest means. And yet, she is widely recognized as one of the great explorers of the Victorian era. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Bibliography: Books About Isabella Bird Learn more about Isabella Bird and other daring women of the time in the books listed here! Barr, Pat. A Curious Life for a Lady. London: MacMillan/John Murray, 1970. 347 pp. Haveley, Cicely P. This Grand Beyond: The Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird. London: Century, 1984. Kaye, Evelyn. Amazing Traveler: Isabella Bird. Boulder, CO: Blue Penguin, 1994. 224 pp. Middleton, Dorothy. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Isabella Bird - Part 1: The Early Years Learn more about Isabella Bird and other daring women of the time in the books listed here! Barr, Pat. A Curious Life for a Lady. London: MacMillan/John Murray, 1970. 347 pp. Haveley, Cicely P. This Grand Beyond: The Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird. London: Century, 1984. Kaye, Evelyn. Amazing Traveler: Isabella Bird. Boulder, CO: Blue Penguin, 1994. 224 pp. Middleton, Dorothy. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | A Bibliography: Books by Isabella Bird Isabella Bird helped fund her extensive travels by writing about them. Known for making everything that happened to her an "adventure", she writes quite vividly about experiences. For a glimpse about what it was like to travel in the 1800's pick up one of Isabella's books! An Englishwoman in America. London: John Murray, 1856. 464 pp. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Welcome to Female Explorers! Why do we need a site about Female Explorers? Why not a site about all explorers. Here's my explanation... More than a decade ago I moved to a small town in Central California and soon set about learning the history of my new home. One day the newspaper printed a feature about a famous woman explorer - Harriet Chalmers Adams - who had been a local resident. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | New Exploration Association Resource Looking for like-minded explorers to adventure with? Then check out this listing of various geographical and exploration organizations put together here at FemExplorers.com. Explore a new group today! (continued) Exploration Associations A survey of various geographical and exploration organizations. Did we miss your favorite? E-Mail us at femexplorers@yahoo. ... |
| 2003-05-20 | Carrie Strahorn: Union Pacific Scout . ... |
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| Women Who Dared II |
 A beautiful and inspirational poster with pictures and short vignettes of "women who dared." |
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| American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days (1997) |
 PBS Home Video. Many called her "the best reporter in America," and Nellie Bly truly achieved amazing successes. She got herself committed to an institution to expose abuses of the mentally ill and actually did travel around the world in 72 days. Discover the woman behind these and many other astonishing feats -- a serious yet spunky celebrity who mastered life through her cunning and wit. |
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| The Hawaiian Archipelago |
 By Isabella Bird. Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. |
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| Women of Discovery |
 A Celebration of Intrepid Women Who Explored the World by Milbry Polk, Mary Tiegreen. Across the centuries and from many lands, women have set forth on journeys of exploration. Visionaries, adventurers, artists, and scientists, these women challenged the limitations, both physical and social, of their times and, in the face of formidable challenges, expanded the world's body of knowledge. Yet despite their extraordinary achievements, they have remained unknown and unsung for too long. |
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| Amelia Earhart : A Biography |
 By Doris L. Rich. "Rich's portrait reveals a determined, independent woman, brave enough "to go where no one had gone and to do what no one had done" . . . [and] illuminates the public and private life of a legendary flier, bringing her back to earth as a courageous woman who dreamed and dared all." (Christian Science Monitor) |