Women Explorers In Africa
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Women Explorers In Africa
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Author : Margo McLoone
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 1997
Women Explorers In Africa written by Margo McLoone and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in Africa.
Women Explorers Hidden In History
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Author : Ellen Rodger
language : en
Publisher: Hidden History
Release Date : 2020
Women Explorers Hidden In History written by Ellen Rodger and has been published by Hidden History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
There�s no doubt that women have always been a part of journeys of discovery, from Viking women crossing the ocean to new lands to trade caravans bringing goods through Africa. But there is slim mention of them in most history books. This exciting book digs up the history of the bold women who dared to travel all over the world, including multilingual Isabelle Eberhardt, who �obeyed her destiny� and traveled through the Algerian desert dressed as a man, and adventurous aviatrix Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to hold a pilot�s license.
Travels In West Africa
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Author : Mary H. Kingsley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Travels In West Africa written by Mary H. Kingsley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Africa, West categories.
As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.
Women Explorers
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Author : Julia Cummins
language : en
Publisher: Puffin Books
Release Date : 2015-12
Women Explorers written by Julia Cummins and has been published by Puffin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley.
Mary Kingsley
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Author : Heather Lehr Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea House
Release Date : 2004-01
Mary Kingsley written by Heather Lehr Wagner and has been published by Chelsea House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Women Explorers chronicles the lives of six intrepid women whose hunger for adventure and knowledge compelled them on paths of discovery around the world. Their discoveries not only brought stores of information on topics ranging from ancient dinosaur fossils to life in Tibet, but also challenged the established roles of women in their fields. Kingsley set sail for Africa in 1893, embarking on a trip that would change not only her life, but the Victorian understanding of the dark continent as well. She traveled between the Niger and Congo rivers, was the first white woman to climb Mount Cameroon, and penned two books about her research in Africa.
Woman Alone Around Africa A Tale Of Courage And Overcoming The Seemingly Impossible
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Author : Jo Rust
language : en
Publisher: National Library of South Africa
Release Date : 2019-02-19
Woman Alone Around Africa A Tale Of Courage And Overcoming The Seemingly Impossible written by Jo Rust and has been published by National Library of South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jo Rust is one of the world's most prominent female adventurers. In 2011 she set out to become the first woman in history to circumnavigate the African continent on her own. No support. No back up vehicles. A story she shares in Woman Alone Around Africa - a tale of courage and overcoming the seemingly impossible. First Jo attempted to travel around Africa on her bicycle, she made it all the way to northern Angola, 3500 kilometers away from home, until her bicycle was stolen by 4 machete-wielding men. Then, in a miraculous turn of events the Angolan government steps in to become the main sponsor of Jo's journey as she starts all over again, this time on a motorcycle, even though she had never ridden a motorcycle before. Woman Alone Around Africa is about so much more than just an epic adventure. It's about the people in Jo's life who helped make her dream a reality and the life changing experiences had along the way. It's about having enough courage to do something even when you are afraid and overcoming crippling fear and a life-long battle against depression to achieve something extraordinary.
Western Women In Colonial Africa
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Author : Caroline Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1982-10-27
Western Women In Colonial Africa written by Caroline Oliver and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-10-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Inspired by her own contact with Africa, Caroline Oliver has written biographies of five intrepid women who traveled through the interior of Africa during colonial times. Two were explorers. Alexine Tinne led her own expedition up the Bahr el Ghazal tributary of the Nile. The second sketch traces the expeditions of Florence Baker who accompanied her husband on two hazardous journeys to the lake regions of Central Africa. Oliver portrays Mary Kingsley, an intellectual who walked alone through the West African forests doing ethnographic research. The closing biographies are of two missionaries; Mary Slessor, who became the first female magistrate of the Okon district of Calabar, and Mother Kevin, who established many schools throughout East Africa. Oliver brings to her writing the special enthusiasm gained from having seen the African backgrounds in which these women lived and worked.
In Between Two Worlds
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Author : Béatrice Bijon
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
In Between Two Worlds written by Béatrice Bijon and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fourteen essays provide a challenging outlook on narratives by women explorers and travellers from five different continents, spanning nearly one century from 1850 to 1945. The map thus drawn enables one to revisit, restore, and reassess the content and the originality of these narratives by women. The essays are relevant to the fields of travel writing and gender studies, and all draw from referential contemporary theoretical and critical works (Michel Foucault, Homi Bhabha, Edward Said, Roland Barthes, Michel de Certeau, Gilles Deleuze, Sara Mills, Kristi Siegel, and Jane Robinson). The main interest and originality of the volume result from the perspectives adopted by the different authors. The text-oriented analyses rely on close reading, thus definitely providing accurate and perceptive critical insights into the narratives. Such perspective precludes erasing the differential features characterizing each geographical space and each travelling subject. It also moves away from any temptation at creating a naturalized mythical image of these women.
Women Explorers Of The Oceans
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Author : Margo McLoone
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 1999-08
Women Explorers Of The Oceans written by Margo McLoone and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Discusses the lives and accomplishments of five twentieth-century women who traveled and explored the oceans of the world, some of whom also studied marine life.
Women Of The World
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Author : Rebecca Stefoff
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994-10
Women Of The World written by Rebecca Stefoff and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This volume features eight women whose heroic journeys added to the world's geographic knowledge: Ida Pfeiffer, an 19th century women with "an insatiable desire to travel" who circled the world -- twice Fanny Bullock Workman, the world's foremost woman mountaineer, an early feminist, and one of the most controversial figures in modern geography, and Alexandra David-Neel, the first western woman to enter Lhasa, the Forbidden City of Tibet.