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Do You Have a Favorite Female Explorer?

Let's Talk About Her!

From the lens Female Explorers.

  • GuitarForLife May 24, 2012 @ 12:16 am | delete
    Interesting lense. I've never even heard of some of these women
  • glacier4 May 21, 2012 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Another great one is Mary Schaffer. She explored much of what is now Jasper National Park in Canada.
  • thatgrrl May 4, 2012 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    I belong to a group of women explorers on Flickr.
  • Tipi May 3, 2012 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Yes, Sacajawea has to be my favorite woman explorer.
    Its nice to stop by here again, and read all the comments.
    There are some remarkable ladies in history that led the way! :)
  • Tolovaj Apr 4, 2012 @ 11:29 am | delete
    My choice would be less obvious: Marie Curie. She was heck of a scientist and really great mind.
  • SomethingAboutCameras Apr 2, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    Yes, Amelia Earhart.
  • Deadicated Mar 30, 2012 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Great Lens and information.
  • nancycarol Mar 26, 2012 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    I appreciate the sharing of these intrepid female explorers. It's always been my contention that a woman can do anything she sets her mind to do, and this lens bears that out. Thanks for sharing these stories.
  • DentalTourism Mar 11, 2012 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    Interesting and comprehensive. On behalf of my daughters, thank you.
  • pawpaw911 Mar 7, 2012 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Some interesting history here. Thanks for sharing it.
  • agoofyidea Mar 3, 2012 @ 9:39 am | delete
    I love your list. I'll be checking out these ladies more. Great lens.
  • TTMall Mar 1, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing these great resources.
  • lestroischenes Feb 27, 2012 @ 8:45 am | delete
    What about plant hunter and painter Marianne North? I haven't looked her up but IF my memory serves me correctly, she hunted plants in jungles with full Victorian / Edwardian dress! Kew Gardens in London has a collection of her paintings.
  • 23squidoo Feb 27, 2012 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the information on Marianne North! I do believe she would fall into the category wonderfully and look forward to researching her life!
  • scarlettohairy Feb 26, 2012 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    This is a wonderful compilation of female explorers. Thank you!
  • MelonyVaughan Feb 25, 2012 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens!
  • cmadden Feb 24, 2012 @ 10:03 am | delete
    congratulations on earning a Purple Star on this most interesting lens!
  • gypsyman27 Feb 22, 2012 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    This was an award winning lens, the purple star was appropriate. I don't have a favorite female explorer (not enough information) but you have provided valuable history here with your writing. I really enjoyed this work. See you around the galaxy...
  • webkangaroo Feb 22, 2012 @ 10:52 am | delete
    what a great lens -- a much-needed history lesson.
  • Zut_Moon Feb 21, 2012 @ 5:47 am | delete
    Duh ... where have you been all my life ??? We have so much in common .... Great lens and has earned a spot in my History Pavilion. Keep 'em, coming, eh ....
  • alwaysjules Feb 21, 2012 @ 12:59 am | delete
    Awesome!! What an abundance of information! Thanks for sharing this. I can't wait to show it to my daughter!
  • oxfordian Feb 20, 2012 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. Absolutely captivating. I can't wait to explore all the links you provided!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Feb 6, 2012 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    Returning to leave you a blessing. I love reading about these women. We have both featured Isabella Bird. I'm going to read up on more of the explorers you featured. I have read extensively about Ann Bancroft. Always wanted to do what she has done in terms of polar expeditions. We are both native Minnesotans. Thanks again for this outstanding lens. Appreciated!
  • Koupie Feb 6, 2012 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens, love the history on female explorers, very interesting. Blessed *
  • naheedahsan Feb 5, 2012 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    good lens....well done
  • seegreen Jan 21, 2012 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    Wonderful page! I have a big interest in Amelia Earhart, probably because I enjoy aviation so much.
  • sheezie77 Jan 18, 2012 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Great lens! Keep up the good work! thumbs up
  • williemack58 Jan 17, 2012 @ 10:28 am | delete
    This lens has definitely been an adventure. One question that comes to mind is, have there been any black female explorers? I would appreciate an answer to this question 23squidoo. Thank You.
  • 23squidoo Jan 18, 2012 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    WillieMack - that is a very, very good question! I've done a little research and found that, as hard as information about female explorers is to find, information about *black* female explorers is even more difficult to locate. And THAT means, now I'm even more motivated to find some! I did locate a little information about Sophia Danenberg, who in 2006 became the first African American and first black woman from anywhere in the world to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest in the Himalayas. Also, Mae C. Jemison who was the first African-American woman in space! I'll be on the search for more of these ladies to add to my sites. Thanks for the question!
  • dagsmith Jan 16, 2012 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Great lens!
  • hotbrain Jan 15, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    I don't have a favorite female explorer yet... This is the first I've heard of many of these women! It's inspiring to read about them!
  • 10incbellevue Jan 15, 2012 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    Great stuff. I'm always looking for ways to motivate others and analogies to use. This lens really helps. Thanks!
  • crstnblue Jan 13, 2012 @ 9:59 am | delete
    Great chosen topic, very informative, complex and accurate lens.
    Thumbs up for you!
    And glad to see woman seen from a different perspective - most probably as she is, in fact! :)
  • waldenthree.net Dec 16, 2011 @ 9:01 am | delete
    Scientists are also explorers today and more so in future. That's where I have focused. Your topic is inspiring indeed ! Also, congrad on your 100 lense trophy. Just got mine yesterday. Hope our path crosses again. Thanks.
  • rangiiria Dec 9, 2011 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    I enjoyed this lens - thank you
  • NathanLee Dec 4, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Very intriguing lens about Female Explorers!
  • Upon-Request Dec 3, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Wow - you've highlighted some very inspiring women. If I were to have a muse from the list I think I'd have to go with Ms. Isabella Bird. :)
  • robertsugar Nov 24, 2011 @ 11:24 am | delete
    How about exploring females? :)
  • 23squidoo Nov 24, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    Now THAT would be a whole different kind of lens! :)
  • MarisaAngelis Nov 16, 2011 @ 7:17 am | delete
    Wonderful Lens! Best wishes :)
  • iijuan12 Nov 15, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Very informative! We enjoyed studying about Mary Kingsley and Mary Slessor when learning about Africa.
  • Pennyseeker Nov 3, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
    Informative lens!
  • MiddleSister Nov 2, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Such a welcome topic! How sad that it's been custom not to learn about the women, right along with the men. Thank you for this. I'm bookmarking it to come back and read more.
  • calistoeloi Nov 2, 2011 @ 1:57 am | delete
    Great idea for a lens. Kudos!
  • MsBrightside Oct 17, 2011 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    This is a great lens -- inspired me to get out and explore whenever I can, even if it's just in my own backyard. ;)
  • WaynesWorld Oct 15, 2011 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    I don't have a favorite female explorer but if I wore a hat I would tip it to all the pioneers in our past, female and male. The hardships were just ordinary life for them. Nice lens.
  • peppervel Oct 13, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    thanks you so much for introducing me to so many great female explorers. Before this lens, I only heard of Amelia Earhart! Read books on her.
  • dellgirl Oct 11, 2011 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Very informative lens, beautifully put together. Thank you for sharing this, I learned a lot.
  • LindaJM Oct 8, 2011 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    This is fascinating! Thanks for sharing all your research with us!
  • wheresthekarma Oct 7, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Wow what an inspriring lens!! Love it. Each one that I read,. I thought, shes my favorite then id go to the next lady and think the same thing. Great strong women!!
  • lollyj Oct 7, 2011 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    What a fascinating array of strong, accomplished women!! I love this lens!!
  • anupma Oct 7, 2011 @ 6:13 am | delete
    I have several names. Your lense is great. I love it. I am also a strong feminist.
  • CrazyPirate Oct 7, 2011 @ 1:47 am | delete
    Ah yes, female explorers are more important than male pirates. At least that's what me special lass tells me all the time.
  • cffutah Oct 5, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    Harriot Adams ... great pioneer in her days.
  • Deeksha Oct 4, 2011 @ 12:53 am | delete
    Loved it...
  • Jess Sep 22, 2011 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    What about strong women of the 17th century? Every time I look it up, I see royalty. What about the lower- and middle-class women who wouldn't take no for an answer?
  • MadamRo Sep 6, 2011 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    I love this lens. I work in elementary education and I am striving to find ways to educate children that their path in life is not defined or limited by their gender. This list of female explorers and their achievements is an inspiring resource.
  • EverythingMouse Sep 4, 2011 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Excellent and very comprehensive resource which I am going to use for homeschooling. Squid Angel Blessings to you
  • Runnn Aug 28, 2011 @ 12:10 am | delete
    Cool. They are extremely brave. Awesome lens.
  • franstan Aug 26, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Great idea for a lens. Seems history concentrates on male explorers and female explorers are pushed to one side.
  • dthonstad Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:02 am | delete
    Super Coooool! I love history and unfortunately, in school history involves old dead white guys. It is always good to learn about the variety and different flavors of history that oftentimes gets missed.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Aug 14, 2011 @ 11:19 am | delete
    I love this lens. What an important tribute to such extraordinary women. Very inspiring. One of my personal favorites is Ann Bancroft. Thank you for spotlighting women who teach us to know no limits. **Blessed**
  • lemonsqueezy Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    Wow! When I think of explorers, I always think of men. Earhart is the only one I knew of until now. *blessed*
  • AllyVuitton Jul 28, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    This is a real eye-opener lens, as we don't hear about that many female explorers! Thanks.
  • aesta1 Jun 29, 2011 @ 7:41 am | delete
    I admire many of these explorers. I am just reading The Source and the digs are really interesting.
  • BikerBarry Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:33 am | delete
    Awesome topic. What about Beatrice Blackwood?
  • davidber Jun 3, 2011 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Great lens
  • JohanVanGeyt May 26, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
    Great idea of making a lens on female explorers.
  • pheonix76 May 23, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    This is an amazing lens! :):):) My favorite explorer on your list is Gertrude Bell -- she accomplished so much during a time when women were only expected to be domestic! Such a tragic death too. Amelia Earhart has been a long time favorite of mine as well. You have compiled a list of some remarkable women here. Wonderful tribute!
  • Francesca Harris May 19, 2011 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens. Do you know about ladyadventurer.co.uk? It's a site dedicated to female travel writers. Next month we have writing by Felicity Aston who led an international all woman team through Greenlamd, an interview with Sarah Outen (who is currently travelling around the world by kayak, bike and rowing boat) and, looking forward to the next generation of talented women who travel, a profile piece on Kat Waters - the 2010 Young Travel Photographer of the Year.
  • peppypatricia Apr 4, 2011 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    great lense
  • bejeezers Mar 27, 2011 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    A fascinating lense and a great read. Thank you.
  • Dinostore Mar 10, 2011 @ 9:49 am | delete
    This is SO interesting, read through the whole thing! Thumbs up and fav'd. Great job!
  • joycetmann Mar 8, 2011 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    A wealth of information here! Brava!
  • VickiSims Feb 28, 2011 @ 8:00 am | delete
    What wonderful stories! We seldom hear much about adventurous women of the past, so glad you brought some attention to their achievements in this lens.
  • LisaAuch Feb 28, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
    How fantastic, and inspirational
  • EverythingMouse Feb 17, 2011 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    Squid Angel Blessings to you for a wonderfully researched and written lens.
  • Marelisa Feb 14, 2011 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    One of my favorite female explorers is Roz Savage, who was the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Very interesting lens!
  • windygig Jan 31, 2011 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Great topic.
  • awelldressedbullet Jan 28, 2011 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    Fantastic idea for a lens. Well done, highlighted some wonderful women. In school (a very long time ago), I don't recall learning about any women explorers, even what I know of Amelia Earhart was learned outside of school.
  • SereneSea Jan 27, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    Such inspiring and brave Ladies , yes they deserved to be put in limelight.
  • Squidoolinepro Jan 25, 2011 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    *blessed* by a squid angel;)
  • Momsbusy247 Jan 25, 2011 @ 10:18 pm | delete
    Female explores broke more than one barrier to be the people they are. These are super heros in my book.
  • TheresaMarkham Jan 23, 2011 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    Wow! Fabulous lens about a topic that I'm waaaay under-educated about!
  • javrsmith Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:48 am | delete
    Susan Helms was born exactly 4 years before me but I didn't know that until now.
  • skiesgreen Jan 19, 2011 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    Great tribute lens and well presented information. Featured this on Motivation.
  • ChrisDay Jan 13, 2011 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Been poorly so labouring a bit - only just managed to attend to my promise/threat to link to your lens from my 'Unsung Heroes' lens. It's in the 'Possible future entries' module, if you want to take a look.
  • sousababy Jan 9, 2011 @ 12:40 am | delete
    Oh, I absolutely loved this, will be back to enjoy it again for sure. Lensrolled to many of mine. Thank you so much. Stay Well, Rose
  • ChrisDay Jan 9, 2011 @ 12:17 am | delete
    This is a great lens - I have lensrolled it to my 'Unsung Heroes' lens and shall feature it within that lens, hopefully today.
  • jackiebolen Jan 3, 2011 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Awesome site! I really enjoyed reading it.
  • BigGirlBlue Dec 24, 2010 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    I think a lens about female explorers is an excellent idea. The first woman I thought when I saw the title was Amelia Earhart. It's nice to see intro on other women too. Love it.
  • warganet Nov 2, 2010 @ 5:09 am | delete
    Mulan is my Paforite female explorer. nice lens gals :D
  • windygig Oct 30, 2010 @ 3:13 am | delete
    Now that's what I call a serious "power surge." Great women, great lens.
  • ZablonMukuba Oct 20, 2010 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    other female explorers could be backpackers
  • 23squidoo Oct 22, 2010 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    Absolutely! That's a great comment and suggestion. I hadn't really considered backpackers as explorers, but you know what? I think they definitely could be considered as such. Thanks for the comment!
  • HorseAndPony Aug 24, 2009 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    Great 5* Lens. We love Isabella Bird and recently created a lens about her. Thanks for sharing this info.
  • WorldTravelers916 Jul 17, 2008 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    the first female explorer was of course joan of ark!

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  • JansStores Aug 9, 2007 @ 10:43 am | delete
    Great Inspirational website ! You might like my lens:

    http://www.squidoo.com/hydrographers/
  • giddygabby Jun 18, 2007 @ 4:42 am | delete
    Superb 5* lens. I'll be back when I can spend more in-depth time enjoying the stories of these remarkable women. Who was the Englishwoman who traveled alone in Persia around the turn of the last century and possibly into the 20s or 30s? I've been trying to remember her name for ages.

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