Sally's second talk, on her new book just released (2024) by The History Press, is full of hugely entertaining and sometimes breathtaking stories. It covers the women who achieved real records by becoming the first to complete a full circumnavigation by sea, land and finally by air. It starts off with Jeanne Baret, the first woman ever to go round the world in 1767. Dressed as a man, she joined a French expedition ship. When she discovered a dramatic plant high in the hills above Rio de Janeiro and brought it back to the ship, the plant was called the Bougainvillea after the Captain. The idea was to bribe the captain and stop him revealing Jeanne was in fact a woman, something that could have landed her in prison or worse. It worked, and Jeanne continued to have adventures as she went on round the world. The stories of these remarkable women go on... Mary Ann Parker, who sailed to Port Jackson (now Sydney) with the third fleet in 1791 and then caused horror by welcoming an Aboriginal Australian into her London home 60 years before Darwin published his evolutionary views; there's Ida Pfeiffer who slept with freshly cut heads in Sarawak; and sophisticated Annette Meakin, sitting in elegant Edwardian clothing on the floor of a wooden carriage rattling along the first rail track to cross Siberia before going on to become the first woman to go round the world by train. Women have been making extraordinary and groundbreaking circumnavigations of the world for over 200 years and Sally's talk helps to give them the recognition they deserve. The talk is about one hour long and is supported by various slides.