Mildred Cable, Eva and Francesca French
Three extraordinary women who travelled along the Silk Road and faced death threats as an occupational hazard
China
Ferdinand von Richthofen and the Silk Roads
7th May 1888, and a letter to the RSGS from an eminent German geographer
The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorge – part two
A plant collector and a British spy… two intrepid explorers, lured by the mystery of an unexplored canyon and the ‘Lost Falls’ of the Brahmaputra
Isabella Bird – free spirit and fearless explorer
At a time when women were confined to the polite parlours of Victorian society, Isabella Bird allowed her independent spirit to run free
Jo Woolf 