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The girl explorers : the untold story of the globetrotting women who trekked, flew, and fought their way around the world / Jayne Zanglein.
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- ISBN: 9781728215242
- Physical Description: xxxvii, 376 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2021.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Women explorers. Society of Woman Geographers. Niles, Blair. Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. |
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The Girl Explorers : The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World
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The Girl Explorers : The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| List of illustrations | p. xiii | |
| Cast of Characters | p. xvii | |
| Author's Note | p. xxii | |
| Prologue: Banned | p. xxvii | |
| Part 1 | Mere women | p. 1 |
| Reckless | p. 3 | |
| A Place of Their Own | p. 21 | |
| Go Home Where You Belong! | p. 39 | |
| A Mere Woman | p. 63 | |
| Reno-vation | p. 89 | |
| Part 2 | Early advocates for human rights | p. 101 |
| The Prison Special | p. 103 | |
| The Backwash of War | p. 123 | |
| Birth of a Nation | p. 135 | |
| Part 3 | The "girls" of the tropical research station | p. 145 |
| Wanted: A Chaperone | p. 147 | |
| Too Many Girl Pictures | p. 163 | |
| Part 4 | Advocating for black people, gay men, and french prisoners | p. 189 |
| Imprisoned by Whiteness | p. 191 | |
| Condemned to Devil's Island | p. 203 | |
| Gay Harlem | p. 221 | |
| Races of Mankind | p. 231 | |
| Part 5 | Networking women | p. 247 |
| Only a Passenger | p. 249 | |
| Friction | p. 265 | |
| Networking | p. 279 | |
| Part 6 | Paving the way for women today | p. 289 |
| The Matilda Effect | p. 291 | |
| Seeing with Both Eyes | p. 305 | |
| Epilogue: The Loss Will Be Ours | p. 317 | |
| Members of the Society for Woman Geographers | p. 321 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 323 | |
| Abbreviations | p. 328 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 329 | |
| Notes | p. 333 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 374 | |
| About the Author | p. 377 |
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