Explorers
On Amy Winehouse, Cheryl Strayed, and finding yourself
Niki Holzapfel writes about Amy Winehouse, Cheryl Strayed and the idea of finding oneself in the stories of others – and in one’s own.
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“A Woman’s Place is in Antarctica”
Listen to these fascinating audio recordings of geologist Janet Thomson, the BAS’s first female scientist allowed to work in the Antarctic.
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Pioneer botanist
In the 18th century, Jeanne Baret disguised herself as a young man to secure passage on a 3-year sailing expedition around the world, proving herself a skilled botanist in her own right.
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