TheGirlExplorers

“Historically less than 2 percent of philanthropic giving has gone to initiatives specifically geared toward women and girls.” It’s time to step up those contributions. Melinda Gates is doing so. nytimes.com/2021/07/29/us/…

In 1978, the first women astronauts had to tell NASA engineers that one hundred tampons were excessive for two women on a one-week voyage and that they did not need makeup in space. Today, they face still face obstacles. thegirlexplorers.com/post/right-stu…

In 1873, Edward Clarke argued that college endangered a woman's reproductive organs by shutting "the uterine portals.” In The Girl Explorers, I note that SWG member Annie Peck wryly wondered why scrubbing floors or working fourteen hours a day did not produce the same result.

“Women are just one-quarter of those who are managers, they are one-quarter of parliamentarians around the world, they are one-quarter of those who negotiate climate change. One-quarter isn’t equality. Equality is one-half.” Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. zcu.io/3yPW

Due to Covid, life expectancy in the US decreased by 2.4% (1.87 years) and death rates increased by 16.1% -even more for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black people (was two to three times greater than in the non-Hispanic White population. zcu.io/542j

Such a sad commentary on life: “I actually like not having to go into the office and be constantly reminded that I’m the only Black woman there.” — Courtney McCluney, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Cornell’s ILR School zcu.io/opXZ

I've previously written about artist Else Bostelmann, who painted underwater scenes for William Beebe in a diving helmet with oil paint. Here's a great visual from the 1922 cover of Scientific America.

I'm so excited to announce that the Wildlife Conservation Society has released a digital library of the artwork from the Department of Tropical Research. zcu.io/NpoR

Here's a picture of William Beebe writing underwater on a pad.

This week I have a guest blogger: Pamela Henson of the Smithsonian, writing about the wildflowers of SWG member Mary Vaux Walcott. zcu.io/gJ0c

Peter Greenberg, Eye on Travel recently interviewed me. zcu.io/2ntP

Want to escape with an adventurous heroine? Visit thegirlexplorers.com for stories and videos about intrepid women.

When writing my book, The Girl Explorers, one of my favorite type of explorers were women artists. Check out this page that shows works of early explorer-artists. zcu.io/f7QJ

Are you ready for World Oceans Week? Here's a quick guide to prepare you. zcu.io/qSXY

Tonight I'll be on American History TV at 7:15 ET (CSPAN 3) with Siffy Torklidson, president of Society of Woman Geographers talking about The Girl Explorers. zcu.io/TXZO

World premiere of PATHFINDERS: First Women of The Explorers Club, an inside look at the early history of the first women to become members of The Explorers Club. Streaming live on explorers.org Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00 pm EST.

“Vitriol and misogyny aimed toward one woman reverberate to all women. We’re all collateral damage, whether we’re the object or not.” zcu.io/6CsA

"Women are reaching higher positions: in business, the sciences, the law. They’re being seen and heard on their own terms, as speed-of-light communications and social media allow them to make an end-run around patriarchal systems that once stifled them.” zcu.io/eSrA

“We all leap forward when one woman tries | When she defies with her rallying cries.” — From the poem “Vital Voices” by Amanda Gorman zcu.io/kNsD

Enjoy these titles, celebrate Women's History Month “This is a triumphant book, filled with history and tales that may be hidden to modern readers. Fix that little omission, and look for this book.” - zcu.io/Pb5x