Jeanne baret – an intrepid woman of discovery. explorer 27. july 2020 1 tabea tietz. jeanne baret (1740 – 1807) on july 27, 1740, french natural scientist jeanne baret was born. she was probably the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, but with certainty she was the first woman who achieved this disguised as a man. Women in technology; art. november 2014 0 tabea tietz. jeanne baret (1740 – 1807) previous post. jeanne baret – an intrepid woman of discovery. author.
In 1766, jeanne baret, the daughter of illiterate french peasants, disguised herself as a teenage boy in order to join the first french expedition to circumnavigate the world. she signed on as assistant to the famous botanist philibert commerson—who also happened to be her lover. On the cover of the discovery of jeanne baret, readers will see the only known image of her. but as i point out in the book, the image is something of an oddity because she is wearing what came to be known as the red liberty cap of the french revolutionaries, and she is dressed in a striped fabric that those who research the history of clothes. Oct 22. oct 22 the real jeanne baret and untangling women scientists from the patriarchy. sarah durn. 2020, features. in 1769, jeanne baret became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. it was a journey someone like her was never supposed to make. as a french peasant living in the last vestiges of feudalism, baret was, statistically. On july 27, 1740, french natural scientist jeanne baret was born. she was probably the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, but with certainty she was the first woman who achieved this disguised as a man. background jeanne baret jeanne baret grew up in a very poor region of france with rather uneducated people.
Oct 22. oct 22 the real jeanne baret and untangling women scientists from the patriarchy. sarah durn. 2020, features. in 1769, jeanne baret became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. it was a journey someone like her was never supposed to make. as a french peasant living in the last vestiges of feudalism, baret was, statistically. On july 27, 1740, french natural scientist jeanne baret was born. she was probably the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, but with certainty she was the first woman who achieved this disguised as a man. background jeanne baret jeanne baret grew up in a very poor region of france with rather uneducated people. Jeanne baret was a talented and ambitious young woman who escaped a life of rural poverty in the mid 18th century and, disguised as a man, set out on a risky journey of botanical discovery. in doing so she became the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe. the first known image of jeanne baret, from 1816. (1) ridley, g. (2010) the discovery of jeanne baret: a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. crown publishers, new york, 1–288. (2) lack, h.w. (2012) the discovery, naming and typification of bougainvillea spectabilis (nyctaginaceae). willdenowia 42: 117 126.
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