Jeanne Baret, First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe (ep. 16.9)
APR 9, 202630 MIN
Jeanne Baret, First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe (ep. 16.9)
APR 9, 202630 MIN
Description
Jeanne Baret circumnavigated the globe by disguising herself as a man and working as a servant on a French scientific mission. Along the way, she collected and preserved an incredible array of botanic specimens, many of whom are named after ... the man she was working for.
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