THE GIRL EXPLORERS: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World

The inspirational story of the founding of the Society of Woman Geographers--an organization of adventurous female world explorers--and how key members served as early advocates for human rights and paved the way for today's women scientists by scaling mountains, exploring the high seas, flying across the Atlantic and recording the world through film and literature. Illus.