Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859)

Fanny Bullock Workman

American mountaineer (1859–1925)

Fanny Bullock Workman was an American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas. She was one of the first female professional mountaineers; she not only explored but also wrote about her adventures. She set several women's…