Adventurous Women Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference [Paperback]

The adventures of eight inspiring women of the twentieth century.

Mary Gibson Henry risked her life following her passion for new botanical species. During the Civil War, Katharine Wormeley worked aboard hospital ships and helped to save the lives of many sick and wounded soldiers. With a promise and a dollar and a half, Mary McLeod Bethune opened a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1904, at a time when schools were segregated.

Award-winning author Penny Colman offers a compelling collection of true stories about eight women who were bold enough to confront obstacles and take risks in the pursuit of their goals. This is a book that celebrates the intelligence, fortitude, and courage of women.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

Here is how I defined adventures in my Author's Note: Adventures are about being bold, about defying set ways of thinking and behaving, about taking risks, going beyond the boundaries, the limitations, about overcoming obstacles, about daring to be different. Do you agree with my definition? Disagree? Why?

The eight adventurous women I wrote about are just a small sample of countless other adventurous women. Make your own list of adventurous women from the past or from today. Discuss your choices.

I wrote each chapter as an essay about a particular woman and her adventures, not as a comprehensive biography. Select the woman, or women, you would like to learn more about. Discuss your selection(s).

By the standards of their times, how were the eight women conventional? How were they unconventional? How do you view yourselfconventional, unconventional, or a mix?

What life lessons did you learn from these eight adventurous women? Discuss what you learned.

CHAPTER-BY- CHAPTER QUESTIONS

CHAPTER ONE
Louise Boyd, Arctic Explorer
Although Louise Boyd was full of confidence about her ability to organize an expedition and to deal with the demands and dangelãp