List of female explorers and travelers

This is a list of women who explored or travelled the world in a pioneering way. The list may include women sailors, mountain climbers, dog sledders, swimmers, astronauts, pilots, and underwater explorers. (After alfabetic order of the sirnames)

• Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875-1937)
• Gertrude Bell (1868-1926)
• Nellie Bly (1864-1922)
• Louise Boyd (1887-1972)
• Susan Butcher (1954-2006)
• Renata Chlumska (1973-)
• Laura Dekker (1995-)
• Amelia Earhart (1897-1939)
• Gertrude Ederle (1906-2003)
• Amy Johnston (1903-1941)
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970-)
• Mary Kingsley (1862-1900)
• Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935)
• Sally Ride (1951-)
• Kira Salak (1971-)
• Mary Slessor (1848-1915)
• Hester Stanhope (1776-1839)
• Freya Stark (1893-1993)
• Jessica Watson (1993-)