Adventurous women: eight true stories about women who made a difference

Cold? yes...I love it, Louise Arner Boyd : Arctic explorer

Blank spots on the maps, Mary Gibson Henry : plant hunter

A preeminent woman, Juana Briones : enterprising family head

Great clouds of yellow and orange fumes, Alice Hamilton : super sleuth

I will build them again, Mary McLeod Bethune : passionate educator

Whirlwind of work, Katharine Wormeley : daring Superindendent : letter excerpts

For the sum of love and affection and ten dollars, Biddy Mason : fierce fighter

To be somebody, Peggy Hull : resolute reporter.