Renegade Female Adventurers: Junko Tabei

May 30th, 2016 • BY

What makes an adventuresome lady a renegade? A she-go-getter that sets the bolts, gallops the stallion, and stair-steps in crampons—ice axe in hand—like a spring picnic. In this WomensMovement.com series, we […]

Renegade Female Adventurers: Annie Smith Peck

May 20th, 2016 • BY

Annie Smith Peck Era: 1850-1935 Origin: Born in Providence, Rhode Island Claim to Fame: Annie raised the adventure bar with copious mountaineering records. In 1895, she became one of the […]

Ladies We Love: Climber, Artist, Biologist–Kate Rutherford

April 13th, 2016 • BY

Standing before a rock face, professional big wall and alpine climber Kate Rutherford does more than size-up a slab. She scopes out her surroundings for undocumented wild species, and for […]

Ladies We Love: Emily Kopp’s Music Benefits Children’s Healthcare

April 8th, 2016 • BY

Behind her bluesy-pop and poetic acoustics, musician and songwriter Emily Kopp uses her music as a vehicle of change. A seasoned performer—she’s graced the stage with Matchbox 20, Michelle Branch […]

Ladies We Love: Sarah Marquis Walks Thousands of Miles

April 1st, 2016 • BY

Towards the beginning, every muscle of her body was swollen in pain. In her memoir, Wild by Nature, Sarah Marquis chronicles her solo walk from Siberia to the southern tip […]