Annie Peck was from a prominent family in Providence, RI, had high aspiration, fought for womens sufferage and lived 85 years. Like her father and brothers before her, Peck had wanted to attend Brown University after her work at the Normal School. However, Peck was refused admission on the basis of her gender. Rather than attending Brown as her brothers had done, Peck moved to Michigan in an effort to live on her own and support herself, where she worked as a preceptress teaching languages and mathematics at Saginaw High School until 1874. While teaching in Saginaw, Peck decided to further her education, but when she wrote home to tell her family about her plans to earn a full degree at a university, they thought it was "perfect folly" for her to want to go to college and graduate at the very old age of twenty-seven. Nonetheless, Peck wrote to her father, explaining, "Why you should recommend for me a course so different from that which you pursue, or recommend to your boys is what I can see no reason for except the example of our great grandfathers and times are changing rapidly in that respect. I certainly cannot change. I have wanted it for years and simply hesitated on account of age but 27 does not seem as old now as it did. I should hope for 20 years of good work afterwards." After hearing that Peck insisted on earning the same education as her brothers, her father agreed to support her education, and so Peck attended the University of Michigan, which had just opened its doors to women in 1871.[1]
She enrolled at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1878 with a major in Greek and Classical Languages. In 1881, she earned a master's degree at University of Michigan, specializing in Greek. Peck then went to Europe, where she continued her schooling at Hannover and Athens.[2] Peck was the first woman to attend American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.
Mountain Climber. She had a distinguished academic career, including a master's degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in Germany and Greece. She taught Latin at Purdue University and Smith College. But her first glance at the Matterhorn awakened an interest in mountain climbing. She ultimately climbed the Matterhorn and went on to conquer other mountains in Europe, North America, and the Andes in South America. When she was 61 she crowned her ascent of Peru's Mount Coropuna with a "Votes for Women" pennant. She climbed her last mountain at the age of 82.
1.)Kimberley, Hannah Scialdone. (2012). Woman at the Top: Rhetoric, Politics, and Feminism in the Texts and Life of Annie Smith Peck (Doctoral dissertation).
She enrolled at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1878 with a major in Greek and Classical Languages. In 1881, she earned a master's degree at University of Michigan, specializing in Greek. Peck then went to Europe, where she continued her schooling at Hannover and Athens.[2] Peck was the first woman to attend American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.
Mountain Climber. She had a distinguished academic career, including a master's degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in Germany and Greece. She taught Latin at Purdue University and Smith College. But her first glance at the Matterhorn awakened an interest in mountain climbing. She ultimately climbed the Matterhorn and went on to conquer other mountains in Europe, North America, and the Andes in South America. When she was 61 she crowned her ascent of Peru's Mount Coropuna with a "Votes for Women" pennant. She climbed her last mountain at the age of 82.
1.)Kimberley, Hannah Scialdone. (2012). Woman at the Top: Rhetoric, Politics, and Feminism in the Texts and Life of Annie Smith Peck (Doctoral dissertation).
Annie Peck was from a prominent family in Providence, RI, had high aspiration, fought for womens sufferage and lived 85 years. Like her father and brothers before her, Peck had wanted to attend Brown University after her work at the Normal School. However, Peck was refused admission on the basis of her gender. Rather than attending Brown as her brothers had done, Peck moved to Michigan in an effort to live on her own and support herself, where she worked as a preceptress teaching languages and mathematics at Saginaw High School until 1874. While teaching in Saginaw, Peck decided to further her education, but when she wrote home to tell her family about her plans to earn a full degree at a university, they thought it was "perfect folly" for her to want to go to college and graduate at the very old age of twenty-seven. Nonetheless, Peck wrote to her father, explaining, "Why you should recommend for me a course so different from that which you pursue, or recommend to your boys is what I can see no reason for except the example of our great grandfathers and times are changing rapidly in that respect. I certainly cannot change. I have wanted it for years and simply hesitated on account of age but 27 does not seem as old now as it did. I should hope for 20 years of good work afterwards." After hearing that Peck insisted on earning the same education as her brothers, her father agreed to support her education, and so Peck attended the University of Michigan, which had just opened its doors to women in 1871.[1]
She enrolled at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1878 with a major in Greek and Classical Languages. In 1881, she earned a master's degree at University of Michigan, specializing in Greek. Peck then went to Europe, where she continued her schooling at Hannover and Athens.[2] Peck was the first woman to attend American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.
Mountain Climber. She had a distinguished academic career, including a master's degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in Germany and Greece. She taught Latin at Purdue University and Smith College. But her first glance at the Matterhorn awakened an interest in mountain climbing. She ultimately climbed the Matterhorn and went on to conquer other mountains in Europe, North America, and the Andes in South America. When she was 61 she crowned her ascent of Peru's Mount Coropuna with a "Votes for Women" pennant. She climbed her last mountain at the age of 82.
1.)Kimberley, Hannah Scialdone. (2012). Woman at the Top: Rhetoric, Politics, and Feminism in the Texts and Life of Annie Smith Peck (Doctoral dissertation).
She enrolled at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1878 with a major in Greek and Classical Languages. In 1881, she earned a master's degree at University of Michigan, specializing in Greek. Peck then went to Europe, where she continued her schooling at Hannover and Athens.[2] Peck was the first woman to attend American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.
Mountain Climber. She had a distinguished academic career, including a master's degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in Germany and Greece. She taught Latin at Purdue University and Smith College. But her first glance at the Matterhorn awakened an interest in mountain climbing. She ultimately climbed the Matterhorn and went on to conquer other mountains in Europe, North America, and the Andes in South America. When she was 61 she crowned her ascent of Peru's Mount Coropuna with a "Votes for Women" pennant. She climbed her last mountain at the age of 82.
1.)Kimberley, Hannah Scialdone. (2012). Woman at the Top: Rhetoric, Politics, and Feminism in the Texts and Life of Annie Smith Peck (Doctoral dissertation).
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TRIBUTE OF DR JOHN AL PINKEY
AT THE CELEBRATION OF
NER BOT BIRTHDAY
YCU PINVE BROUGHT UNCOMMON GLORY TO
WOMEN OF ALL TIME
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