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Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an English ethnographer, writer and explorer who made numerous travels through West Africa and wrote several books on her experiences there.
May 30, 2024 · Mary Henrietta Kingsley, English traveler who, disregarding the conventions of her time, journeyed through western and equatorial Africa and became the first European to enter parts of Gabon. She wrote about her experiences in several books.
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Mary Kingsley. October 13, 1862. Mary Henrietta Kingsley was an ethnographer, scientific writer, and explorer born in Cambridge, England. She is known for her travels throughout West Africa and the impact that her work had on European perceptions of African cultures and British imperialism.
Jul 27, 2016 · Adventurer Mary Kingsley challenged Victorian attitudes on racial superiority towards the people of Africa and the expectations of women. Here's her story.
Sep 16, 2015 · Explorer, trader, and anthropologist Mary Henrietta Kingsley was once saved from a grisly death by her proper and sturdy Victorian skirt. Kingsley, then 31, had been attempting a shortcut...
The African explorer Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) deliberately cultivated a prim and proper appearance in photographs and public appearances, as if she wanted to deny in her outward form that she had ever done anything more challenging than sit in a parlour.
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Jun 2, 2019 · On 3 June 1900 the British explorer, writer and adventurer Mary Kingsley died whilst voluntarily treating Boer prisoners of war in South Africa. She was just 38 years old.
