The pioneering work of female explorers - Courtney Stephens

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-contributions-of-female-explorers-courtney-stephensDuring the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the study of previously little-understood territory. Courtney Stephens examines three women -- Marianne North, Mary Kingsley and Alexandra David-Néel -- who wouldn't take no for an answer (and shows why we should be grateful that they didn't).Lesson by Courtney Stephens, animation by Lizzi Akana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices