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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.

Holly Fearnbach “My greatest motivation is the hope that our research efforts will continue informing conservation and management measures to protect marine ecosystems around the world. Our planet needs all the help it can get right now, and it is our duty to help conserve delicate ecosystems like the Antarctic Peninsula.”   Read More

 

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