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Rose de Freycinet, born Rose Pinon (1794 – 7 May 1832), was a Frenchwoman who, in the company of her husband, Louis de Freycinet, sailed around the world between 1817 and 1820 on a French scientific expedition on a military ship, initially disguised as a man.
May 3, 2022 · Rose de Freycinet disguised herself as a man and joined her husband's ship in 1817, becoming the first woman to document a global voyage. Learn how she overcame censorship, danger and isolation to write her journals and share her perspective.
Journeys of Enlightenment: The Explorers: Rose de Freycinet. Rose Marie Pinon was a 19-year-old, well-educated, middle class girl when she married the 35-year-old Louis in 1814. In September 1817 she joined her husband on the Uranie disguised as a man until they left port.
Mar 24, 2024 · Join us for a conversation with Suzanne Falkiner, author of a biography of Rose de Freycinet, the first woman to write an account of a global circumnavigatio...
Oct 19, 2015 · The first woman to circumnavigate the globe and write about it was a 19-year-old French bride who, in 1817, sailed on the ship L’Uranie from Toulon, headed for Australia. Her husband Louis de Freycinet was the ship’s 35-year-old captain.
A Frenchwoman who sailed around the world disguised as a man. The first woman to record a circumnavigation of the globe. Born Rose Pinon to a middle-class family in Saint-Julien-du-Sault in north-central France.
Learn about the life and adventures of Rose de Freycinet, who disguised herself as a man to join her husband Louis on his exploration of the Pacific in 1817-1820. Explore the historical and archaeological context of their voyage, the Falklands, and the Uranie wreck.
