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Category Archives: Adventurers

Marcella Uchoa

Marcela Uchoa is a world record breaking paraglider from Brazil.

Posted byTamara AndersonMarch 1, 2023February 26, 2023Posted inAdventurers, AthletesTags:paragliderLeave a comment on Marcella Uchoa

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was an American aviatrix who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean attempting to circumnavigate the world.

Posted byTamara AndersonNovember 6, 2021November 12, 2021Posted inAdventurersTags:aviatrix, flight pioneer, Ninety-NinesLeave a comment on Amelia Earhart

Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.

Posted byTamara AndersonDecember 17, 2022December 16, 2022Posted inAdventurersTags:aviatrix, Brave Bessie, Queen BessLeave a comment on Bessie Coleman

Blanche Stuart Scott

A spirited woman of adventure, Blanche Stuart Scott had notable achievements via two forms of transportation. She was the first U.S. woman to pilot an airplane, and the second U.S. woman to drive an automobile cross country.

Posted byTamara AndersonJuly 23, 2022July 16, 2022Posted inAdventurersTags:Death Dives in a Biplane, Lady Overland, Stunt Flyer, The Tomboy of the AirLeave a comment on Blanche Stuart Scott

Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was an English archaeologist, explorer, writer, and astute political officer who helped negiotiate the modern state of Iran.

Posted byTamara AndersonNovember 22, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inAdventurers, ArcheologistsTags:political officer, Queen of the Desert, travelerLeave a comment on Gertrude Bell

Nellie Bly

Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, known by her pen name Nellie Bly, worked undercover on an exposé in a mental institution and created the world record for traveling around the world in 72 days.

Posted byTamara AndersonJanuary 7, 2023January 2, 2023Posted inAdventurersTags:Around the World in 72 Days, Asylum Exposé, Investigative Journalism, Undercover in an Insane AsylumLeave a comment on Nellie Bly
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