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  1. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.

  2. Sep 30, 2020 · British explorer, diplomat and accomplished archaeologist Gertrude Bell has been described as "the female Lawrence of Arabia." Read about her extraordinary life.

  3. Gertrude Bell (born July 14, 1868, Washington Hall, Durham, Eng.—died July 12, 1926, Baghdad, Iraq) was an English traveler, administrator in Arabia, and writer who played a principal part in the establishment in Baghdad of the Hāshimite dynasty.

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  4. Explore the archive of Gertrude Bell, archaeologist and political diplomat, who witnessed and recorded events of significant geopolitical importance in the early 20th century. Browse and search over 12,000 unique records of photographs, letters, and diaries, digitised and transcripted.

  5. Aug 16, 2021 · Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator responsible for creating the borders of the countries of the Near East after World War I and, especially, for the foundation of the modern state of Iraq.

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  6. Apr 2, 2014 · Gertrude Bell was a British writer, archaeologist and political officer best known for helping to establish modern Iraq after World War I.

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  8. Gertrude Bell was the first woman to map Arabia, then navigated the male-dominated world of diplomacy, helping to create a new country: Iraq.

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