Ahead of their time : a biographical dictionary of risk-taking women / Joyce Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Joyce, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Biography--Dictionaries.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique reference work brings together a wealth of information about pioneering women who took risks and made remarkable strides in a diversity of fields. Whether in the name of science, sport, or humanitarianism, the spirit of adventure runs through the lives of these 75 daring woman who broke down barriers as they explored the far reaches of the globe, the depths of the seas, and the lofty expanses of space. These inspiring profiles investigate a wide range of notable women from throughout history and from around the globe. Included are the familiar and famous names such as Amelia Earhart, Jane Goodall, and Margaret Mead. Lesser known but equally inspiring women for whom it is more difficult to find information are also included, from early explorers to recent role models.An appendix offers short vignettes about women on whom little information is available, but whose accomplishments are significant particularly when they may have played a part in the contributions of other women cited here. This biographical dictionary will be a valuable research tool for students looking for information on a specific person, from a particular profession, time period or country of origin. For easy reference, alphabetized entries identify the subjects' country of origin and field of pursuit, and appendices list the names by these categories. Each biographical entry offers further suggested readings on the subject, and a more inclusive bibliography follows.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875- 1937)

Joy Friederike Victoria Gessner Adamson (1910- 1980)

Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1822- 1907)

Delia Denning Akeley (1875- 1970)

Mary Lenore Jobe Akeley (1878- 1966)

Jacqueline Marie-Therese Suzanne Douet Auriol (1917- 2000)

Isabelle Autissier (1956- )

Ann Bancroft (1955- )

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (1868- 1926)

Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887- 1948)

Gertrude Benham (1867- 1938)

Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop (1831- 1904)

Arlene Blum (1945- )

Margaret Bourke-White (1906- 1971)

Louise Arner Boyd (1887- 1972)

Susan Butcher (1954- )

Rachel Louise Carson (1907- 1964)

Lucy Evelyn Cheesman (1881- 1969)

Eugenie Clark (1922- )

Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb (1931- )

Jacqueline Cochran (c. 1910- 1980)

Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (1892- 1926)

Eileen Marie Collins (1956- )

Alexandra David-Neel (1868- 1969)

Meta Ann "Annie" Doak Dillard (1945- )

Florence Catherine Douglas Dixie (1855- 1905)

Amelia Earhart (1898- 1937)

Dian Fossey (1932- 1985)

Clare Mary Francis (1946- )

Birute Marija Filomena Galdikis (1948- )

Jane Goodall (1934- )

Ernestine "Dee Dee" Green (1939- )

Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw (1871- 1953)

Marguerite Elton Baker Harrison (1879- 1967)

Mae Carol Jemison (1956- )

Amy Johnson (1903- 1941)

Mary Henrietta Kingsley (1862- 1900)

Monica Kristensen (1950- )

Anne LaBastille

Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (1949- 1986)

Beryl Clutterbuck Markham (1902- 1986)

Margaret Mead (1901- 1979)

Sylvia Earle Mead (1935- )

Ruth Nichols (1901- 1960)

Valentina Tereshkova Nikolayev (1937- )

Marianne North (1830- 1890)

Diana Sneed Nyad (1949- )

Annie Smith Peck (1850- 1935)

Harriet Quimby (1875- 1912)

Sally Kristen Ride (1951- )

Freya Stark (1893- 1993).

Junko Istibashi Tabei (1939- )

Alexandrine Petronella "Alexine" Tinne (1835- 1869)

Fanny Bullock Workman (1859- 1925)

Appendix I: Vignettes of Other Women

Appendix II: Women by Category

Appendix III: Women by Nationality

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-304) and index.

ISBN:

9798400608766

9786610908691

9781280908699

1280908696

9780313016868

0313016860

OCLC:

179155923