Part I : Called by mountains
Annie Smith Peck : a woman above them all
Rosaly Lopes: where passion leads
Constanza Ceruti : climbing sacred mountains with a humble heart
Sophia Danenberg : reaching the highest summit
Marianne North : picturing nature
Martha Maxwell : exploring wildlife in the Rockies
Ynes Mexia : in pursuit of unknown flora
Margaret Lowman : life in the treetops
Pamela Rasmussen : birding across continents
Kate Jackson : in quest of scaly, slimy creatures
Aparajita Datta : vanishing wildlife and forgotten people
Part III : Exploring the world's water
Eleanor Cressy : she sets the course
Kate Cottee : alone on the high seas
Edie Widder : into the deep, dark sea
Jill Fredston : rowing along cold coasts
Stephanie Schwabe : diving into the dark frontier
Isabella Bird Bishop : health, horses, adventure
Annie Kopchovsky "Londonderry" : pedaling around the world with chutzpah
Helga Estby : the long walk across America
Freya Stark : a fashionable nomad
Alexandra David-Nʹeel : seeking the unknown
Helen Thayer : facing fear in the Far North
Kira Salak : discoveries in two worlds.