The contributions of female explorers Courtney Stephens

View full lesson: During the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the study of previously littleunderstood territory. Courtney Stephens examines three women Marianne North, Mary Kingsley and Alexandra DavidNéel who wouldn t take no for an answer (and shows why we should be grateful that they didn t). Lesson by Courtney