Grace Raymond Hebard

Historian

Birthday July 2, 1861

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Clinton, IA

DEATH DATE Oct 11, 1936 (75)

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About

A turn-of-the-century American historian, suffragist, scholar, and writer, she is best known for her 1933 work, Sacajawea. Her earlier publications include The Government of Wyoming, Washakie, and The Pathbreakers from River to Ocean.

Before Fame

See studied civil engineering at the University of Iowa. She later earned a PhD in political science from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Trivia

As a member of the Wyoming Historical Association, she established the Wyoming branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Family Life

She was born in Clinton, Iowa to Rev. George Diah Alonzo Hebard and Margaret E. Dominick Hebard.

Associated With

She and Frances Willard were both known for their work as suffragists.