Women of Discovery
A Celebration of Women Who Explored the World
By Milbry Polk & Mary Tiegreen
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.
- ISBN:
- 9781902686172
- Format:
- Hardback
- Pages:
- 256
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Scriptum Publishers
- Imprint:
- Scriptum Publishers
- Weight:
- 1340 g