Alexandra David-Neel

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Alexandra David-Neel is written by Infobase Holdings, Inc. and published by Infobase Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1438123965 (ISBN 10) and 9781438123967 (ISBN 13).

Women Explorers chronicles the lives of six intrepid women whose hunger for adventure and knowledge compelled them on paths of discovery around the world. Their discoveries not only brought stores of information on topics ranging from ancient dinosaur fossils to life in Tibet, but also challenged the established roles of women in their fields. From the age of five, Alexandra David-Neel longed for adventure and freedom from the societal expectations of women in nineteenth-century Europe. She traveled to Asia where she learned about Eastern religions and cultures and became the first non-Asian woman to enter the forbidden Tibetan city of Lhasa.