Frances Osborne provides her suggestions on books about female adventurers (much like women entrepreneurs) that offer a thrilling ride. These are each worth a look.
1. Rebel Heart
By Mary S. Lovell
Norton, 1995
2. Mistress of Modernism
By Mary V. Dearborn
Houghton Mifflin, 2004
3. A Voyage in the Sunbeam
By Annie Allnutt Brassey
1878
4. To War With Whitaker
By Hermione Ranfurly
Heinemann, 1994
5. Gertrude Bell
By Georgina Howell
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007
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Friday, August 06, 2010
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And some women adventurers live lives that are very quiet, not thrilling.
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