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Women Explorers of the World: Isabella Bird Bishop, Florence Dixie, Nellie Bly, Gertrude Bell, Margaret Bourke-White
Women Explorers of the World Isabella Bird Bishop Florence Dixie Nellie Bly Gertrude Bell Margaret BourkeWhite Author:Margo McLoone, Lydia Savage Women Explorers of the World begins with Isabella Bird Bishop (1831-1904) and ends with Margaret Bourke-White (1904-71). In utilitarian prose, the short chapters introduce the women's groundbreaking achievements and present a few personal facts about spouses, children, and other people that shaped the subjects' lives. Each profile is matched wit... more »h representative photos and color maps showing the women's routes across the globe. Middle-graders, older remedial readers, and ESL students will find topics for report writing and further study among these groupings of gutsy women.« less