Women Who Dare: A New History of Greenland Exploration

A riveting, multifaceted history of women’s exploration of Greenland and a stirring portrait of a nation contending with the climate crisis and the legacy of colonialism Arctic exploration is dominated by the myth of the valiant male hero, yet this mythmaking leaves us with a skewed sense of history and a limited understanding of the nature of exploration itself. Women Who Dare offers an entirely new perspective, recounting the experiences of women who have played vital roles in Greenland exploration, from guides and translators to ethnographers, botanists, photographers, artists, scientists, and activists. Joanna Kafarowski introduces readers to the trailblazing Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who have been written out of polar history, tracing the connections between past women explorers and contemporary women who may not even think of themselves as explorers.