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The Sea Was Boiling With Lights

Else Bostlemann was an early member of the Society of Woman Geographers who enjoyed a fascinating job. Trained as an artist, she worked...

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Don’t Wear Leggings or the Men Will Lose Control!

A third of the way through an Arctic voyage in October 2020, on the Russian research vessel, the Akademik Fedorov, a crew member...

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Jane Goodall on "Just a Girl"

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Exploration

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Books about Woman Explorers

Looking for adventure or a new heroine to love? Here's some recommended reading! Here's some films by or about early members of the...

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Annie Peck, on Voting

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Toxic Masculinity: Men With Red Blood in Their Veins

"When men were told that they scored low on a masculinity test, they exaggerated their aggressiveness and the number of sexual partners."

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Blair Niles, on Truth

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Gloria Hollister, on Opportunity

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A Pioneer in Gay and Prisoner Rights

Blair Niles was a courageous writer who helped millions of readers understand the the injustices faced by marginalized people.

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Gloria Hollister and her Disappearing Fish

Gloria Hollister was the first woman to dive below the ocean in a bathysphere.

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Headhunt Revisited: Chasing a Melanesian Dream

“They said no female outfit such as ours could go alone to paint headhunters and come back with their own heads. No man had done it.”

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Louise Boyd: First Woman Polar Explorer

“My brain left all of me that was feminine, and, with a man-size stride I set out, bound to prove I belonged there as much as the men."

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Unwrapping the Mummy with Rebeca Carrión Cachot

She had come a long way from the romantic college student who thought that the museum purchased its antiquities in a store.

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Amelia Earhart, on Risk

Accept the goal and stop worrying about the risk.

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Pearl S. Buck, on Youth

Pearl S. Buck speaks of youth who achieve the impossible.

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Mary Vaux Walcott, on Brainless Politicians

Politicians don’t seem to have any brains, or at least of they have them, they do not use them

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Old School Explorer, Mickie Akeley

Explorer Mickie Akeley was afraid of two things: lions and elevators.

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Mary Vaux Walcott Politics Quote

Politicians don't seem to have any brains, or if they do, they don't use them.

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Walk on the Wild Side with Lucile Quarry Mann

Who doesn’t love a woman with a snake? Do you admire women who seize the chance to do what few people have done? To count down the days...

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