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Women Explorers

In 1966 Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first-ever expedition to Antarctica for citizen explorers. Of the 56 intrepid travelers who signed on to go where only explorers and scientists had gone before, 37 were women—clear evidence that the desire for adventure and exploration is female, too. So, we celebrate female explorers, current and former. Click each photo below to learn who they are and what they do.

Kristin Hettermann   Proudly multi-hyphenate, Kristin shares “all things life” with her partner, Sven Lindblad, in a triangle—Maui, New York and the world. And through her active and ardent activism, she makes the case that women, with their keen sense of intuition and ability to multi-task and problem-solve, are the quintessential explorers. We salute her as one who clearly is.   Read More

 

Wanny Woldstad	Caitlyn Webster	Sharon Grainger	LYnn Fowler
Elise Lockton	Isabella Lindblad	Maya Santangelo	Pamela Fingleton
Jenny Kingsley	Heidi Norling	Johanna Garcia	Willowdean Handy
Bette Lu Krause	Sisse Brimberg	Michelle Rider & Sara Henstam	Hilda Sarmiento
Stacy Rivett	Sylvia Earle	Kathy Sullivan	Zaria Forman
Jennifer Burgin	Jeanne Baret	Jen Martin	Ana Esteves
Krista Rossow	Annie Fiske	Bessie C. Sweeney	Tierney Thys
Eva Saragosa	Sarah Culler	Dora the Explorer