Women of the World: Women Travelers and Explorers

by Rebecca Stefoff

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195076877
• ISBN13: 9780195076875
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Book about Women Explorers

The author really brings these women to life in 9 short biographies using interesting details and anecdotes from good primary sources. She also discusses some of the women's less admirable qualities which presents the reader with a more complete picture of each woman's life. The pictures and photographs are wonderful too. A great source for reports and school projects, but also truly inspirational.