Document Type

Article

The Mount Katahdin Peaks: the First 12 Women Climbers, 1849-1855

Authors

William W. Geller

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Publication Date

10-2016

Abstract/ Summary

This article traces the chronology of the first twelve women to climb Mount Katahdin in Maine, using historical accounts and clues to identify women mentioned only with pseudonyms in newspaper accounts during the era of 1849 to 1855.

Repository Citation

Geller, William W., "The Mount Katahdin Peaks: the First 12 Women Climbers, 1849-1855" (2016). Maine History Documents. 118.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistory/118

Version

pre-print (i.e. pre-refereeing)