Woman Sails the World Disguised as Man
Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 884 , Segment 2
Castaway Adopted by Aboriginals, Then Kidnapped to France
Episode: Castaway Adopted by Aboriginals, Then Kidnapped to France
- Feb 23, 2021 7:00 pm
- 20:33 mins
In the late 1700s, Jeanne Barret, an impoverished servant from Burgundy, disguised herself as a man and became a successful botanist and explorer, reaching even South America, Tahiti, and Mauritius, where she made a fortune. But she returned to France without fanfare, until now. Guest: Danielle Clode, Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University, and author of “In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World”