A review by lubellwoo
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by Glynis Ridley

5.0

A brilliantly researched and deeply moving account of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe as the disguised assistant to a naturalist on a French voyage. This book gave me everything I could’ve possibly wanted: disguise and intrigue, first-hand accounts of life at sea in the 1700s, naturalists’ finds from around the world, and a stunning account of one woman’s bravery and determination at a time when her sex and class would have otherwise bound her to a life of serfdom. Highly, highly recommended.