Fanny Bullock Workman
American explorer and mountaineer
Born on: January 8, 1859Died on: January 22, 1925
Aged: 66 years 14 days (792 months)
Nationality: American
Birth Sign: Capricorn
Fanny Bullock Workman was an American mountaineer, explorer, cartographer, and travel writer known for her expeditions in the Himalayas and the Karakoram.
One of the first women to pursue mountaineering as a professional career, she combined exploration with scientific observation and published detailed accounts of her journeys.
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries she set several women's altitude records and advocated for women's suffrage and women's participation in exploration and science.
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