Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley.
Louise Arner Boyd (1887-1972 : from parties to polar bears Nellie Cashman (1850-1925) : go west, young lady Ynes Mexia (1870-1938) : going green Lucy Evelyn Cheesman (1881-1969) : a bug up her sleeve Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) : how high can you climb? Alexandrine Tinné (1835-1869) : mystery of the Nile Delia Julia Denning Akeley (1875-1970) : Africa, from dawn to tusk Violet Cressy-Marcks (1890-1970) : "shrinking violet?"--not this lady! Freya Stark (1893-1993) : Arabian nights and days Daisy Bates (1863-1951) : walk on the wild side
