There's no doubt that women have always been a part of journeys of discovery, from Viking women crossing the ocean to new lands, to trade caravans bringing goods through Africa. But there is slim mention of them in most history books. This work digs up the history of the bold women who dared to travel all over the world, including multilingual Isabelle Eberhardt, who "obeyed her destiny" and traveled through the Algerian desert dressed as a man, and adventurous aviatrix Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's license.

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History's hidden heroines -- Epic in Europe -- Awesome in Asia -- Acing it in Africa.