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Undreamed Shores
Five Women Who Sought Out the World
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The inspiring story of five women who set out to explore the furthest reaches of the globe and redefine scholarship.
The inspiring story of five women who set out to explore the furthest reaches of the globe and redefine scholarship
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, Katherine Routledge, Maria Czaplicka, Winifred Blackman, Beatrice Blackwood and Barbara Freire-Marreco set out to explore the furthest reaches of the globe. Resisting pernicious sexism and misogyny, they were among the first women to study at university and went on to chart now-vanished worlds, seeking new freedoms in the wastelands of Siberia, the uncharted interior of New Guinea, on Easter Island, and in the villages of the Nile. Yet upon their return to England, they found only loss, madness and regret waiting for them.
An extraordinary insight into women's suffrage at the turn of the century and a revelatory study of Britain's colonial legacy, Undreamed Shores is an extraordinary portrait of a pioneering quintet whose struggles helped usher in a brighter dawn.
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Undreamed Shores is praised for its compelling portrayal of five pioneering female scholars who challenged societal norms, facing significant adversity in the field of anthropology. It is noted for its meticulous research, sensitive storytelling, and its ability to highlight both the personal struggles and the professional accomplishments of the women it profiles. The book offers a profound exploration of the historical challenges of female intellectual achievement and is commended for its narrative depth and empathy.
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ISBN: 9781783783342
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Illustration: Maps; integrated b&w images
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Dr Frances Larson is the author of Severed, a Sunday Times Book Of The Year, and a biography of Henry Wellcome, An Infinity of Things, a Sunday Times Book of The Year and a New Scientist Best Book of 2009. She is an honorary research fellow at the University of Oxford.
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