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Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst (December 3, 1842 – April 13, 1919) was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. Hearst was the founder of the University of California Museum of Anthropology, now called the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and the co-founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association.
May 1, 2018 · Phoebe Apperson Hearst tells the story of Hearst’s world and examines the opportunities and challenges that she faced as she navigated local, national, and international corridors of...
Phoebe Apperson Hearst. (1842–1919) Phoebe Apperson Hearst was born 1842 in Franklin County, Missouri. Before marrying her distant cousin, 41 year-old George Hearst at the age of 19, Miss Apperson worked as a teacher in area schools.
Learn about Phoebe Apperson Hearst, a philanthropist, feminist and anthropology supporter who founded the Museum in 1901. Discover her life, achievements and collections of 60,000 objects from around the world.
If any woman could be called an American Cinderella, it is Mrs Hearst, who went from extremely modest circumstances in the backwoods of Missouri to the pinnacle of American wealth and influence, even gaining entre to the royal circles of Europe.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst was born a farm girl in the Whitmire settlement near St. Clair, Missouri, on December 3, 1842, the eldest of three children. Not until her later years did she spell her first name with an “o.”
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Aug 27, 2021 · Learn how Phoebe Hearst, the mother of William Randolph Hearst, supported women's education, kindergarten, and the Baha'i Faith in California and beyond. Discover her legacy at U.C. Berkeley, the Hearst Museum, and the PTA.
