Mary Evelyn Hitchcock
Mary Evelyn Hitchcock | |
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Hitchcock in 1907 | |
| Born | Mary Evelyn Higgins March 10, 1849 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1920 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Pen name | Mary Doyle |
| Occupation | author, traveler |
| Alma mater | Lawrence Academy |
| Notable works | Two women in the Klondike: the story of a journey to the gold-fields of Alaska |
| Spouse | Roswell D. Hitchcock, Jr. |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Evelyn Hitchcock (née, Higgins; pen names, Mary Doyle and Mrs. Roswell D. Hitchcock; March 10, 1849 – April 6, 1920) was an American author and explorer from Virginia. She traveled extensively with her husband, U.S. naval officer Roswell D. Hitchcock, accompanying him to international expositions and postings in Europe and Japan. In 1898, she journeyed to the Klondike region with Edith Van Buren, an expedition that she later recounted in her book Two Women in the Klondike (1899). She spent several years in the Yukon, where she staked numerous mining claims and delivered lectures about the region. In addition to her travels and writing, Hitchcock was involved in New York City cultural and social organizations, worked as a reporter for the New York World, and was a Fellow of the National Geographic Society.