The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World

by Jayne E. Zanglein

Book Overview

Never tell a woman where she doesn't belong.

In 1932, Roy Chapman Andrews, president of the men-only Explorers Club, boldly stated to hundreds of female students at Barnard College that "women are not adapted to exploration," and that women and exploration do not mix. He obviously didn't know a thing about either...

The Girl Explorers is the inspirational and untold story of the founding of the Society of Women Geographers--an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728215242
• ISBN13: 9781728215242
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"