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Pioneering journalist who travelled around the world in 72 days, the first person to do so Alessandra Boarelli: Italian: 1838: 1908: Italian mountaineer and the first woman to summit Monviso in the Alps in 1864 Laurence Bougault: French: 1970: 2018: French poet and long-distance horseback adventurer in Africa, Middle East and Europe Louise ...
The Grand Tour of Europe became increasingly popular among women in the late 18th century and early 19th century. [1] For British upper-class young women travelling Europe was part of formal education as well as a form of entrance into elite society. [1] When published, women’s letters and travel diaries about their experiences provided ...
From the early 15th century to the early 17th century the Age of Discovery had, through Portuguese seafarers, and later, Spanish, Dutch, French and English, opened up southern Africa, the Americas (New World), Asia and Oceania to European eyes: Bartholomew Dias had sailed around the Cape of southern Africa in search of a trade route to India; Christopher Columbus, on four journeys across the ...
Sarah Baartman (Afrikaans: [ˈsɑːra ˈbɑːrtman]; c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje (Afrikaans pronunciation:), or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one other woman ...
A prime goal for explorers was to locate the source of the River Nile. Expeditions by Burton and Speke (1857–1858) and Speke and Grant (1863) located Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. It was eventually proved to be the latter from which the Nile flowed. Explorers were also active in other parts of the continent.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
So in that sense, the film does provide some historical context to reflect on — where we were and where we are now. And I do feel like we have lost something by not having more shared ...
Women who were wives of explorers who were left behind "endured years of loneliness and anxiety." [38] Women like Kathleen Scott raised money for their husbands' journeys. [38] The first women involved in exploration of Antarctica were wives and companions of male travelers and explorers. Women accompanied men as "whaling wives" to Antarctic ...