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3 days ago · Jeanne Baret (born July 27, 1740, Burgundy, France—died August 5, 1807, Saint-Aulaye) was a French botanist and explorer, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Disguised as a man aboard a French naval vessel, she collected samples of more than 6,000 plant specimens from around the world.
Jeanne Baret ([ʒan ba.ʁɛ]; 27 July 1740 – 5 August 1807) was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and Étoile in 1766–1769. Baret is recognized as the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation of the globe, which she did via maritime transport.
Introduction. Jeanne Baret sailed around the world as part of the first French circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. At this time, France was looking to expand its economy. So the French government funded hundreds of expeditions to travel around the world.
Sep 24, 2020 · Jeanne Barret (also Baret or Baré) was the first woman known to have circumnavigated the world. Abandoning her bonnet and apron for men’s trousers and coats, she disguised herself...
Jul 27, 2020 · Jeanne Baret was a talented and ambitious young woman who escaped a life of rural poverty in the mid-18th century and, disguised as a man, set out on a risky journey of botanical discovery. In doing so she became the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe.
Dec 26, 2010 · Jeanne Baret didn't set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe when she stepped aboard the Etoile in 1766. Disguised as a man, the French botanist was looking...
Due to women being banned from French naval ships, Jeanne had to disguise herself as a man, which made the journey particularly difficult and perilous for her. Read on to discover how Jeanne navigated the challenges she faced as a woman in the all-male environment of an 18th-century sailing ship.
