

Last Updated: 08 Jul, 2023 | Views: 760
Age: 75
Profession: Historical Women
Other Profession(s): Social Activist, Educator, Historian
Famous For: Vice President of the National Society of Women Lawyers
Higher Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (Ph.D)
About (Profile/Biography):
Grace Raymond Hebard, a well-known American historian and author, was born in Buffalo. American novelist and historian Grace Raymond Hebard specializes inside the history of the American Region. Hebard went to the College of Buffalo for her undergraduate studies before transferring to the University of Chicago to complete her history PhD.
Grace Raymond Hebard Career:
Hebard is best recognised for her studies on the American West's history, particularly the fur trade and the emigration of early settlers to the area.
Her book "Women in the West: A Study of Their Influence on the Development of the Frontier" (1915), which is regarded as a landmark work in the topic, was written because she was particularly interested in the role of women in the development of the West.
Hebard is still regarded as one of the founders of western history studies and left a legacy of significant publications on the history of the American West.
Hebard was a fellow of the American Arts and Sciences Academy and elected to a American History Association and the Western History Association.
Hebard was active in numerous groups devoted to conserving the history of the American West in addition to her historical study and writing.
Grace Raymond Hebard Awards:
Hebard garnered a lot of awards and acclaim during the course of her career for her contributions to the research of western history.
Hebard was an original founder and president of the Wyoming State History Museum from 1906 to 1908.
Grace Raymond Hebard Unknown Facts:
Hebard was a strong and self-reliant woman who developed an early interest in history and the West.
