It is easy to think of lots of male adventurers and explorers, but not so easy to think about some female ones. Later in our IPC topic we will be thinking about why that is, but for now I would like to see if anyone can research to find out the names of some female explorers or adventurers. If you discover any, then write them in the comments below.
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Amelia Earhart (1897–1939)was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921)was the first person to survive going over the Niagra Falls in a barrel.
Jessica Watson (born 1993) - youngest person to sail non-stop, unassisted around world
Junko Tabai: born in (1939) first women to climb mount Everest.She is still alive.
Sally Ride is the first American woman to go to Space.
Roberta Bondar is the first Canadian woman who flew to space.
Mae Jemison was the first black women to travel into space.
Lady Hester Stanhope
1776-1839
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Lady Hester was born into the heart of the English establishment, daughter of the 3rd Earl Stanhope and niece to the future Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger. Lady Hester’s wanderlust manifested early in life when she tried to row a small boat to France, but was soon recaptured. An active and intelligent young lady, she was chosen to act as hostess for the unmarried Prime Minister at official events, and would later serve as his secretary. After Pitt’s death, Lady Hester was awarded a substantial pension from the nation for her service. It was this income which gave her the freedom to travel. She set sail for Athens, where Lord Byron swam to her ship to welcome her, with a plan to work her way back to Paris and spy on Napoleon. British diplomats put a stop to this and so Lady Hester and her small household set out for Egypt. When their ship foundered off Rhodes, Hester was reduced to wearing men’s clothing, a habit she took up from that point onwards. Now began Lady Hester’s Middle Eastern exploits. She met with the ruler of Egypt, dealt with bandits, visited biblical sites, and by receiving Arab hospitality, began to believe herself a Queen to the locals. Lady Hester was the first European to visit several cities and was warmly received by their rulers. In the ruined city of Palmyra, Lady Hester imagined she had been crowned Queen of the desert, and could never be shaken from this belief. She spent her final years bricked up in a palace in the mountains of Lebanon.
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