9 ratings — published 2009, avg rating 4.00 — Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. by Rachel Ignotofsky. 1 rating — Travels in West Africa*, Mary Kingsley (1897) – The tale of Kingsley’s intrepid solo expedition to Africa, where she studied tribal cultures, canoed up rivers to collect fish specimens and climbed Mount Cameroon. published 2005, avg rating 3.88 — 5,713 ratings — America’s Girl: The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation, Tim Dahlberg (2009) – Two years after winning a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics, American Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel and was welcomed home with the biggest ticker tape parade ever seen in Manhattan. Robyn Davidson was born at Stanley Park, a cattle station in Miles, Queensland, the second of two girls. 312 ratings — There were quite a few in the 80s & 90s but that seems to have slowed. Fantastic Female Adventurers by Lily Dyu is a collection of fourteen exciting and inspirational stories about the women that do. Written by Joan Holub & illustrated by Daniel Roode. She died in obscurity in 1960, but her work was rediscovered in the 1970s and her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is now considered a literary classic. Share this list. In the mountains, she mapped out the area for westerners for the first time and saw the ruined castles of the Assassins. The book … Apple . Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. published 1972, avg rating 4.56 — I heard Josie speak at an adventure festival and she is hilarious and very inspiring . Fisher is best known for her food writing, but this book in particular captures her total exploration into the “art of life.”. When I got into cycling, years ago, she was really inspirational to me – if there’s one thing I regret about my 20s (and there are many actually), it’s not taking off on my bike around Europe! At One with the Sea: Alone Around the World, Naomi James (1979) – New Zealander James recounts the story of how she became the first woman to sail solo round-the-world via the dangerous Cape Horn route, in 1978. She was only the 16th woman ever to be issued a pilot’s license, and eventually went on to become the first pilot to cross both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Best Sellers in. published 2012, avg rating 4.14 — Robyn Davidson (born 6 September 1950) is an Australian writer best known for her 1980 book Tracks, about her 2,700 km (1,700 miles) trek across the deserts of Western Australia using camels. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile*, Amelia Edwards (1888) – English novelist’s vivid description of a trip down the Nile in a houseboat. £14.99. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned 40 years. Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) – autobiography of a former slave who escaped to freedom and became an influential civil rights campaigner. I learned of some I hadn't heard of such as Helga Estby who walked across the U.S. in 1896, and Stephanie Schwabe, a diver/caver explorer. Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, Ben Montgomery (2014) – Amazing story of a 67-year-old great-grandmother who became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. Pages in category "Fictional explorers" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. Read 1 014 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Following our article on female adventurers of the past, we’re bringing things up to date with a look at the explorers making their mark today and inspiring others to get out and blaze a trail Queen Bess, Doris L Rich (2015) – Biography of Bessie Coleman, a former manicurist who became the first African American woman to earn her pilot’s licence in 1921. Maidens’ Trip: A Wartime Adventure on the Grand Union Canal, Emma Smith (1948) – In 1943 three young women leave the comfort of their middle-class homes to live aboard a pair of canal boats, hauling cargo between London and Birmingham as part of the war effort. It took a lot longer than I thought--I'd planned on doing 10 or 12 quotes but then I kept finding more fascinating women, and I finally had to stop at 30. published, avg rating 4.00 — published 1986, avg rating 4.25 — 3 ratings — 4 ratings — 10 ratings — In the 1830s women were expected to be wives and murders, not have a career. Returning from this adventure, she published the first of nearly thirty books on travel that are still read today. 7 ratings — The Cruellest Journey: 600 Miles By Canoe To The Legendary City Of Timbuktu, Kira Salak (2006) – Salak encounters hippos, tropical storms and rapids to canoe 600 miles down the River Niger from Old Ségou to Timbuktu in Mali. Android. Just a Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes, Rosie Swale-Pope (2009) – Heartbroken after the death of her husband, runner Swale-Pope sets off on a five-year odyssey around the world. It would be interesting to see a compilation of recent – say the last ten/twenty years of female adventure writers. 1 rating — 2,059 ratings — Explorers document their discoveries through telling stories, drawing pictures, making maps, and keeping diaries. I know there are more women explorers out there, they are just not so well-known. I’ve been wanting to read some books by female explorers I am definitely adding a couple of these into my summer reading list! 11 ratings — published 1994, avg rating 4.20 — I've finally finished and the month of March is almost over. These days they take photos and videos, and share their explorations on social media. Great suggestion! published 2000, avg rating 4.05 — 18 ratings — We have an audiobook on famous explorers and there is not one woman on it. Full Circle, Ellen Macarthur (2010) – The sailor who broke the world record for fastest solo circumnavigation of the world looks back at the highs and lows of her career and explains why she has retired from racing to take on even bigger challenge. It tells the story of a remarkable group of globetrotting women who, in the 1920s, formed an all-female adventurers society (that is still in existence today), and who trekked, flew, and fought for human rights around the world. published 2009, avg rating 3.45 — $16.99. The Rugged Road, Theresa Wallach (2011) – Remarkable story of Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron, who in 1935 became the first women to ride the length of Africa in a motorcycle, crossing the Sahara without a compass and tackling lions, sand drifts and the French Foreign Legion along the way. 304 ratings — This list may not reflect recent changes (). 21 ratings — 2 ratings — Persian Pictures*, Gertrude Bell (1928) – Evocative account of Bell’s first trip to Iran in 1892, which sparked a lifelong fascination with the Middle East. 476 ratings — published 1999, avg rating 4.15 — Under Glass And Stone: A Supernatural Gothic…. 8 ratings — 100 ratings — Dust Tracks on a Road, Zora Neale Hurston (1942) – Autobiography of folklorist, anthropologist and novelist Hurston, who conducted field work in the timber camps of Florida, in Jamaica and Haiti. 138 ratings — published 2006, avg rating 2.00 — Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, Dervla Murphy (1965) – Entertaining tale of an epic cycle ride through Europe, Persia, Afghanistan and to India. Try ‘The Wind in my Wheels’ as your first. Here are 10 of the world’s most extraordinary female explorers. Fisher. 190 ratings — published, avg rating 3.89 — Through Town and Jungle*, Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (1904) – The story of an epic cycle ride through India, ‘from the palm-fringed lands of the extreme south to the ice-bound peaks of the Karakoram’. Hardcover. From the explorers of thousands of years ago who set out in small boats to modern-day astronauts, human beings have set to explore new territories. Read 195 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Workmans were also keen climbers and in 1906 suffragist Fanny broke a women’s altitude record, climbing the 22,735ft Pinnacle Peak in the Himalayas. 187 ratings — There were quite a few in the 80s & 90s but that seems to have slowed. The Life and Letters of Lady Hester Stanhope*, (1914) – collected correspondence of a society beauty who left England to explore the Middle East in the early 19th century, published by her niece. See also: Star of the Morning: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Hester Stanhope, Kirsten Ellis (2008). 6 ratings — An epic tale of romance and reminiscence. 18 ratings — 255 ratings — 25 ratings — board book . published 1993, Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle (Hardcover), Dreaming of East: Western Women and the Exotic Allure of the Orient (Paperback), The Splendid Outcast: Beryl Markham's African Stories (Hardcover), A Voyager Out: The Life of Mary Kingsley (Paperback), No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travelers (Hardcover), Straight on Till Morning: A Biography of Beryl Markham (Hardcover), Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations (Hardcover), Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark (Paperback), Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia (Paperback), Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation (Paperback), The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott (Hardcover), To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa (Paperback), Writings On The Nile: Harriet Martineau, Florence Nightingale, Amelia Edwards, Amelia Edwards: Traveller, Novelist and Egyptologist (Paperback), J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer (Paperback), Movie-Struck Girls: Women and Motion Picture Culture After the Nickelodeon (Paperback), Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood (Hardcover), Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure: Working Women, Popular Culture, and Labor Politics at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Paperback), Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the N (Paperback), Writing the Trail: Five Women's Frontier Narratives (Hardcover), Women Explorers Of The Mountains: Nina Mazuchelli, Fanny Bullock Workman, Mary Vaux Walcott, Gertrude Benham, Junko Tabei (Hardcover), Trailblazers: Twenty Amazing Western Women (Paperback), Oregon & California Trail: Diary of Jane Gould in 1862 (Paperback), Women Explorers in Polar Regions (Hardcover), A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West: The Reminiscences of Mary Hallock Foote (Paperback), Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Comet of the Enlightenment (Paperback), Women Explorers of the World: Isabella Bird Bishop, Florence Dixie, Nellie Bly, Gertrude Bell, Margaret Bourke-White (Hardcover), Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier (Paperback), Nellie Bly: Daredevil Reporter (Hardcover), Women Explorers of the Oceans: Ann Davison, Eugenie Clark, Sylvia Earle, Naomi James, Tania Aebi (Hardcover), Women Explorers of the Air: Harriet Quimby, Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, Beryl Markham, Jacqueline Cochran (Hardcover), The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (Hardcover), America's Girl: The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation (Hardcover), Dorothy Thompson: A Legend In Her Time (Hardcover), Traveller's Prelude: Autobiography 1893-1927 (Century Travellers), Beyond Euphrates: Autobiography 1928-33 (Century Travellers), Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride (Hardcover), Tents in the Clouds: The First Women's Himalayan Expedition (Paperback), No Hurry to Get Home: The Memoir of the New Yorker Writer Whose Unconventional Life and Adventures Spanned the Century (Paperback), Far Beyond the Garden Gate: Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa (Hardcover), The Virago Book of Women Travellers (Paperback), Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny (Hardcover). published 2009, avg rating 3.76 — Or to swim alongside a hungry shark? Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist and writer. published 2007, avg rating 3.90 — This is the best reading list I have ever seen! 1 – be your wildself. published 2004, avg rating 4.04 — Recommended for ages 5-8. Travel through time with 21 women explorers who changed the world. Her second book, The Valleys of the Assassins, tells how Freya Stark became the first European woman to enter Luristan, in Iran. 50 ratings — New course: Create a career as a travel and outdoor writer and …. 773 ratings — Wild, Cheryl Strayed (2012) – Grief-stricken after her mother’s death, Strayed hikes 1,100 miles down the west coast of America – and finds herself along the way. Welcome back. published 1987, avg rating 4.11 — 2,725 ratings — Some of the world's most adventurous explorers throughout history have been women! published 1951, avg rating 2.95 — published 1999, avg rating 3.50 — A Girl in the Karpathians*, Menie Muriel Dowie (1891) – 23-year-old Dowie dons a tweed suit and sets off on a solo hike in Eastern Europe. Hardcover. The South American Tour*, Annie Smith Peck (1916) – Smith Peck was an American explorer, climber and suffragette who first found fame in 1895, aged 45, when she scaled Matterhorn. 1) Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. published 1983, avg rating 3.96 — Biography. published 1877, avg rating 3.56 — It is all Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ibn Battuta, LEwis and Clark etc. 1 rating — Teen & Young Adult Exploration & Discovery Historical Fiction. published 2010, avg rating 4.06 — Next. Check out Kora’s awesome infographic, too – 250 years of intrepid women. The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World Hardcover – March 2, 2021 by Jayne Zanglein (Author) See all … Hier ist es, das erste gedruckte Outdoor-Magazin für Frauen! Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman’s Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific, Roz Savage (2013) – Inspiring account of how Savage left behind her high-flying career to row solo across the Pacific. Tracks, Robyn Davidson (1980) – Accompanied by her dog and four camels, Davidson journeys 1,700 miles through the Australian outback. 10 ratings — Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, making her one of the most celebrated American female explorers. Lois on the Loose, Lois Pryce (2007) – Pryce leaves behind her desk job at the BBC to ride a motorcycle from Alaska to the tip of Argentina. 199 ratings — 3,251 ratings — published 1999, avg rating 3.75 — An expert botanist, Baret disguised herself as a boy called Jean to join the naturalist Philibert Commerson aboard the world expedition of the Étoile. In honor of Women's History Month this year, I decided to compile a list of inspiring quotes from female explorers and adventurers from history. Savage Summit, Jennifer Jordan (2005) – Story of five female mountaineers – Wanda Rutkiewicz, Liliane Barrard, Julie Tullis, Chantal Mauduit and Alison Hargreaves – who tackled K2, one of the world’s most formidable climbs. 1,158 ratings — 59 ratings — 15,547 ratings — Jules Verne Collection, 33 Works: A Journey to…. There’s so many great biographies about women scientists and explorers out there, I wish I could have included them all. Travels with Myself and Another, Martha Gellhorn (1979) – Witty and captivating memoir by war correspondent Gellhorn, whose career spanned the Spanish Civil War, World War Two and the Vietnam War. Thanks for sharing! Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-distance Swimmer, Lynne Cox (2005) – Thrilling and lyrical account of Cox’s record-breaking open water swimming adventures, from the English Channel to the Cape of Good Hope, the Bering Strait and the icy waters of Antarctica. Dazu gibt’s Rezepte, Tipps und DIYs. Her book, The Girl Explorers (Sourcebooks) will be published in March 2021. She climbed mountains, mapped Arabian deserts, worked as a diplomat and help establish Iraq’s Antiquities Museum in Baghdad, where she is buried. published 1987, avg rating 3.50 — A Woman’s Journey Round the World From Vienna to Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, China, Hindostan, Persia and Asia Minor*, Ida Pfeiffer (1850) – Pfeiffer left her native Austria for the first time aged 45 to fulfill her childhood dream of travelling the world. Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride, Peter Zheutlin (2008) – Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky was the first woman to bicycle around the world. The Living Mountain, Nan Shepherd (1977) – Nature writer Shepherd’s lyrical account of her journeys into the harsh and beautiful Caingorm Mountains in Scotland. She was a trained geographer and cartographer, and in her travel writing, she was a … published 1996, avg rating 3.80 — published 2002, avg rating 4.15 — 985 ratings — published 1999, avg rating 4.33 — This book recounts the story of the famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 28 men on their attempt to cross the Antarctic Continent. Auf 204 Seiten nehmen unsere Community-Autor:innen euch mit auf ihre Abenteuer. What are you reading this summer? Shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award 2020. It would be interesting to see a compilation of recent – say the last ten/twenty years of female adventure writers. 342 ratings — The Sewing Circle of Herat, Christina Lamb (2003) – Sunday Times correspondent’s first hand account of the people, politics and history of Afghanistan. I feel like it missed Josie Dew, a cycle-tourist who writes lovely, easy-to-read tales of her exploits on her bike around the world. See also: Queen of the Desert: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell (2015), The Valleys of the Assassins and Other Persian Travels, Freya Stark (1934) – hailed as a travel classic on publication, Stark’s memoir recalls her intrepid exploration of Luristan, the mountainous region between Iraq and Iran. Refresh and try again. published 1999, avg rating 3.50 — Windows Phone. published 1995, avg rating 3.50 — published 1999, avg rating 3.12 — published 2002, avg rating 4.06 — lizziwake. Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark*, Mary Wollstonecraft (1796) – Travel narrative by early feminist writer Wollstonecraft, who travels to Scandinavia with her baby daughter in search of a stolen treasure ship. See also: Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark, Jane Fletcher Geniesse (2001). 1. Right on, sisters. Savage Summit, Jennifer Jordan (2005) The True Stories of the Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World’s Most Feared Mountain. The book is a great means of encouragement to young women who have the desire to explore. — Kirkus. I’ve been wanting to read some books by female explorers I am definitely adding a couple of these into my summer reading list! 13 ratings — 86 ratings — She carried only a change of clothes and a pearl-handled revolver, funding her trip with advertising banners attached to her bike. July 3, 2015 / 5:46 pm. Its success funded her next exploration to Iceland and Scandinavia, which in turn became the subject of her next book. This account of her trip made her a household name in much of the western world. published 1999, avg rating 3.25 — published 1985, avg rating 4.25 — Over the Edge of the World book. Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival book. published 1973, avg rating 4.20 — My Siberian Year, Maria Czaplicka (1915) – Polish anthropologist’s account of her 1914 field trip to Siberia, where she travelled 1,900 miles along the Yenisei River in the depths of winter. 2,801 ratings — In honor of Women's History Month this year, I decided to compile a list of inspiring quotes from female explorers and adventurers from history. There are a lot of nice books about female travellers to out of the way places and they're great reading but not so many who count as explorers. Life in the Ocean book. 300 ratings — Do you know how it feels to run for 1,900 miles? All explorers share a desire to see new places and to share their knowledge with the world. 187 ratings — We sat down with Jayne Zanglein, the author of a new book about the Society of Woman Geographers, founded by female explorers after a male-dominated club rejected them. published 2006, avg rating 3.77 — They crossed continents on horseback, mapped mountains, and broke records for deep-sea diving. I would like to thank the author for bringing these daring women to our attention. Recommend Ages: 3-5. Follow them on their incredible journeys around the globe. See also: The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel, Barbara Foster and Michael Whitfield Foster (1999). THE FEMALE EXPLORER No. The Sea of Trolls Trilogy: The Sea of Trolls; The…. published 1993, avg rating 3.72 — Using real torches to light the living room fort may not have been your best Sunday afternoon idea (although, your kid did get to sit in a real fire truck), but getting children excited about exploration — from hidden tombs to the highest mountains — is still a great idea. published 1997, avg rating 3.63 — The list may … The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe, Glynis Ridley (2010) – biography of 18th century herbswoman who disguised herself as a male valet in order to join a French naval expedition. 59 ratings — This may seem a bit of a stretch, but exploration to me means discovering the essence of concrete ideas. 36 ratings — It took a lot longer than I thought--I'd planned on doing 10 or 12 quotes but then I kept finding more fascinating women, and I finally had to stop at 30. 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