Women Explorers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23669227 |
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| Authors | Sarah L Evans (0000-0002-2809-5430, University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg1019 |
| OpenAlex | W4231927636 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Women's relationship with exploration as a form of geographical knowledge production has been complex and contested. Recent work in feminist historical geography has revealed the previously unknown extent of women's involvement in exploration and expeditionary work, in ways that challenge existing understandings of these practices as being strongly male‐dominated.
Geography · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · Gender Studies · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
| Highly cited | No |
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