Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Intrepid Women Who Explored the World by MILBRY POLK |
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Women of the World looks at 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 moutaineer, 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.
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Describes some of the explorations and discoveries made by women throughout history, including Ida Pfeiffer, Isabella Bird Bishop, and Florence Baker.
Women of the World looks at 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 moutaineer, 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.
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Describes some of the explorations and discoveries made by women throughout history, including Ida Pfeiffer, Isabella Bird Bishop, and Florence Baker.
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- The New York Public Library Amazing Explorers: A Book of Answers for Kids (The New York Public Library Books for Kids) by The New York Public Library in Back Matter
- Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14 by Erica Bauermeister on page 187
- Maps in History (Watts Library(tm): Geography) by Walter G. Oleksy in Back Matter
- U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II (Through Children's Literature) by Wanda J. Miller on page 43
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