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BPS Topic Resources: Female Explorers (Women)

Topic resources for units studied in Years 3 to 6 of the British Section.

The contributions of female explorers

Famous Female Explorers

National Geographic: Female Explorers

Click on the image above to see National Geographic's Women Explorers list

Dr. Roberta Bondar - First Canadian Woman in Space

image from - http://www.robertabondar.com/astronaut.php

Dr. Roberta Bondar was one of the six original Canadian astronauts selected in December, 1983 and began astronaut training in February, 1984. She served as chairperson of the Canadian Life Sciences Subcommittee for Space Station from 1985 to 1989, and as a member of the Ontario Premier’s Council on Science and Technology from 1988 to 1989. In early 1990, she was designated a prime Payload Specialist for the first International Microgravity Laboratory Mission (IML-1). Dr. Bondar flew on the space shuttle Discovery during Mission STS-42, January 22-30, 1992 where she performed life science and material science experiments in the Spacelab and on the middeck.

Dr. Roberta Bondar left the Canadian Space Agency effective September 4, 1992, to pursue her research.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/bondar.html

Osa Johnson - explorer, film maker and author

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Johnson, Osa. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://media1.school.eb.co.uk/eb-media/96/158496-050-CB7D1681.jpg>.

Sylvia Earle - Marine Biologist

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/sylvia-earle/

Isabella Bird - adventurer and photo journalist

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http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/apr/22/isabella-bird-pioneering-photographer-of-life-in-19th-century-china#img-9

Mary Kingsley

"Mary Henrietta Kingsley." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Dec. 2014. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Mary-Henrietta-Kingsley/328326. Accessed 1 Mar. 2018.

Jane Goodall

Sally Ride

Ride, Sally

Ride, Sally. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 8 Sep. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/313221/media?assemblyId=59330>.

In 1983 the astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel into space. Only two other women preceded her into space:Valentina Tereshkova (in 1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (in 1982), both from the former Soviet Union.

"Sally Ride." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 8 Sep. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/313221>.

Nellie Bly - investigative journalist

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http://www.biography.com/people/nellie-bly-9216680

Junko Tabei - climber

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/27/people/junko-tabei-the-first-woman-atop-the-world/#.VsEvPfmGOUk

Valentina Tereshkova - cosmonaut/astronaut

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​​Tereshkova, Valentina. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://media1.school.ebonline.com/eb-media/54/8354-004-0637E3DF.jpg>.