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The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
Book Summary
In a deeply researched and engagingly written narrative of science, adventure, love, and an unprecedented voyage of discovery, Ridley reveals the true story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
Genres:
This book is about:
- Voyages around the world,
- Bougainvillea,
- comte,
- Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de,
- Commerson, Philibert,
- Women botanists,
- Botanists,
- Women explorers,
- Baret, Jeanne,
- Explorers,
- France,
- Biography
NPR stories about The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
Krulwich Wonders...
The First Woman To Go 'Round The World Did It As A Man
January 24, 2012 For more than two years she traveled on a French naval vessel with linen bandages wrapped tightly around her upper body to flatten her chest. It was a small ship with 300 men who knew her as Jean. But she wasn't Jean. She was Jeanne. Then one day, they found her out.
Author Interviews
A Female Explorer Discovered On The High Seas
December 26, 2010 Jeanne Baret didn't set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe when she stepped aboard the Etoile in 1766. Disguised as a man, the French botanist was looking for plants.
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