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Kellee Edwards
- Dubbed "The Most Interesting Woman in the World" by Outside magazine, Kellee Edwards, host of Mysterious Islands on the Travel Channel, is a licensed pilot and expert scuba diver who flies herself to remote islands for high-adrenaline adventures.
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- Afroze-Numa, Pakistan. Shepherdess. One of the last Wakhi shepherdesses, Afroze-Numa has taken care of goats, yaks and sheep for almost three decades. Having learnt the trade from her mother and grandmothers, she is part of a centuries-old tradition that is now dying out in Pakistan's Shimshal valley.
- Hosai Ahmadzai, Afghanistan. TV presenter. When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Hosai Ahmadzai was one of very few female news anchors to carry on broadcasting in the country.
- Esi Buobasa, Ghana. Fishmonger. A native of Fuveme, a Ghanaian village washed away by the sea, Esi Buobasa has experienced first-hand the impact of climate change.
- Chila Kumari Burman, UK. Artist. Working across a range of arts including printmaking, drawing, painting, installation and film, Chila Kumari Burman uses her work to discuss issues such as representation, gender and cultural identity.
- First Black Woman to Host A Travel TV Series
- Globetrotting Journalist
- Suffragist Motorcyclists
- First Black Female Pilot
- First Woman to Drive Around The World
- First Woman to Summit Mount Everest
- First Woman to Sail Around The World Solo
- First Black Woman to Trek to Both Poles
Kellee Edwards Indonesia to Alaska
Dubbed "The Most Interesting Woman in the World" by Outside magazine, Kellee Edwards, host of Mysterious Islandson the Travel Channel, is a licensed pilot and expert scuba diver who flies herself to remote islands for high-adrenaline adventures. They include exploring Indonesian caves with thousands of buried bodies, freediving with matriarchal divers in South Korea and piloting an aircraft in Alaska's temperamental Aleutian Chain. "I wanted to change what the face of exploration and adventur...
Nellie Bly Hoboken, New Jersey
An American journalism pioneer who championed women's rights, Nellie Bly once spent 10 days in New York City's infamous Blackwell's Island women's asylum for an investigative exposé. She is also known for beating the "around the world in 80 days" record inspired by the Jules Verne novel. In 1889 she circumnavigated the globe by steamship, train, rickshaw, horse and donkey—all in 72 days.
Van Buren Sisters New York City to San Francisco
Sisters Augusta Van Buren and Adeline Van Buren were the first women to ride solo motorcycles across the continental U.S in 1916—a trip that spanned 60 days and 5,500 miles. Their cross-country ride demonstrated that women could serve as military couriers for intelligence reports in the First World War as well as men.
Bessie Coleman Le Crotoy, France
"The air is the only place free from prejudices," said American Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn her pilot's license. When she did, in France in 1921, she was also the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license. Of African American and Native American descent, "Queen Bess," as she was known, performed aerial stunts and raised funds for an African American flying school.
Aloha Wanderwell Nice, France
"World's Most Widely Traveled Girl," Aloha Wanderwell lived the life of an adventure movie: Over a seven-year expedition she drove across six continents behind the wheel of a Model T Ford. She was only 16 years old in 1922, when she joined a caravan of automobiles circling the globe, and quickly became both the star and director of the films taken throughout the expedition, along with her pet monkey.
Junko Tabei Himalayan Mountains, Nepal
This pioneering Japanese mountaineer defied naysayers who told her to "stay at home and clean the house," becoming in 1975 the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Next, she took on the "Seven Summits," the highest mountain on each continent, and was the first woman to conquer those as well.
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz Canary Islands, Spain
It took two years, but the Polish sea captain and shipbuilding engineer became the first woman to sail solo around the world, completing the circuit in 1978. Enduring a bout of kidney stones and treacherous conditions through the Great Barrier Reef, the "First Lady of the Oceans" single-handedly sailed 28,696 miles across the seven seas.
Barbara Hillary North and South Poles
Defying stereotypes of age and race, African American adventurer Barbara Hillary was the first Black woman to trek to both the North and South Poles, arriving at ages 75 and 79, respectively—and after surviving breast cancer in her 20s and lung cancer in her 60s.
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- Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama, the first lady from 2009 to 2017 during her husband Barack Obama's presidency, tops the poll. An attorney and author, she published her memoir Becoming after leaving the White House, with it becoming best-selling book in the U.S. for 2018.
- Angelina Jolie. One of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses and Academy Award winner as well as the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards. Angelina Jolie's credentials helping others are impressive: she is an special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and has been visiting refugee camps since she was in her early twenties; she has also donated to the UNHCR and helped fund long-term health and conservation programmes, including building schools for refugee girls.
- Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II has been the figurehead of Britain and the Commonwealth since 1952, despite having not been destined for the role at birth.
- Oprah Winfrey. Easily recognised as one of the most famous women in the world today. The media mogul is No. 4 in the ranking thanks to her media work but also her altruistic work supporting charities and organisations.
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May 11, 2018 · Kellee Edwards: The Most Interesting Woman in the World. She hosts Travel Channel’s ‘Mysterious Islands,’ flies planes, scuba dives, travels solo to the most remote corners of the world—and...
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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2021. This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are hitting "reset" - women playing their part...
