Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Women Who Explored the World - Hardcover

Polk, Milbry; Tiegreen, Mary

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9781902686172: Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Women Who Explored the World

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ISBN 10: 1902686179 ISBN 13: 9781902686172

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Based on ten years of research, WOMEN OF DISCOVERY is a stunning visual history which, for the first time ever, presents the names and stories of over 80 women explorers. This landmark book reveals the obstacles they overcame in their inspiring, thrilling and engrossing quest for new knowledge.

In WOMEN OF DISCOVERY, the stories of these heroic women - whose collective lives span centuries and continents, and whose explorations range from the scientific to the humanistic - are celebrated. From Lady Sarashina, and eleventh-century Japanese woman who fled the monastic life disguised as a man, to more familiar pioneers such as Diane Fossey, Amelia Earhart and Freya Stark.

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Before graduating from Harvard in 1976, Milbry Polk journeyed through Greece, Turkey, Persia, Pakistan, and Japan, surveyed Arthurian sites in Wales, traveled with Bedouin tribesmen in Jordan and Egypt, and kayaked throughout Alaska's Prince William Sound. In 1979 Milbry led a camel expedition retracing the route of Alexander the Great across Egypt. Her photojournalistic work includes stories on sailing the Mediterranean, ancient rock carvings in the Saudi Arabian desert, and rafting above the Arctic Circle. Her previous book was Egyptian Mummies. She is a member of the Explorers Club and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She lives outside of New York City with her husband and three daughters.

Designer and writer Mary Tiegreen has been exploring the art of books and book making for most of

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Based on 10 years of research, this text provides a visual history which presents the names and stories of over 80 women explorers. It reveals the obstacles they overcame in their inspiring quest for new knowledge. In "Women of Discovery", the stories of these heroic women - whose collective lives span centuries and continents, and whose explorations range from the scientific to the humanistic - are celebrated. From Lady Sarashina, an 11th-century Japanese woman who fled the monastic life disguised as a man, to more familiar pioneers such as Diane Fossey, Amelia Earhart and Freya Stark.

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PublisherScriptum Publishers
Publication date2002
ISBN 10 1902686179
ISBN 13 9781902686172
BindingHardcover
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Number of pages256
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