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Gender and the History of Geography
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Who is considered to be the first female geographer?
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Artemisia I of Caria
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Artemisia I of Caria was a queen who ruled Caria in the 5th century BCE. She is considered to be the first female geographer because she commissioned a map of the world that was used by Herodotus in his Histories.