“May Crommelin (Maria Henriette de la Cherois-Crommelin) (1849 - 1930)”. Crommelin Family, The Netherlands.
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Rosita Forbes | This launched a period as a celebrity, lecturing and receiving acclaim for her adventures. According to her obituary she was the heroine of the hour, summoned by the king
for a personal account of her... |
| politics | May Crommelin | MC
's Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society
is mentioned without comment by various sources, |
| Reception | Isabella Bird | IB
, already a member of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
, became the first woman Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
in London. Kaye, Evelyn. Amazing Traveler, Isabella Bird: The Biography of a Victorian Adventurer. Blue Penguin Publications, 1994. 181 |
| Reception | Isabella Bird | The Royal Geographical Society
in London invited IB
to speak to them in 1891 after her travels through India and Persia; she was the first woman they had ever asked. She declined because the Society... |
| Textual Production | Isabella Bird | Her papers, formerly held by the London publishing house of John Murray
, are now in the National Library of Scotland
. Both the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
and the Royal Geographical Society
hold some... |
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