This chapter chronicles the remarkable journey of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by disguising herself as a man. It examines her pivotal role in botany and her challenge against the constraints of 18th-century gender norms.
This 2019 episode covers Jeanne Baret, the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe. Her work took her to places that were totally unexpected for someone of her gender and economic class in the 18th century.
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