Fanny Bullock Workman
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Explorers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: A tireless explorer and geographer, writer, accomplished linguist, feminist, and suffragist, Fanny Bullock Workman set international mountain-climbing records for women. Her enormous contribution to the body of geographical knowledge was acknowledged by numerous geographical societies around the world.
Early Life
Fanny Bullock was born into a wealthy family in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 8, 1859. Her mother was Elvira Hazard Bullock. Fanny’s maternal grandfather was Augustus George Hazard, a merchant and gunpowder...
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