June 7

BCE to The Suffragettes 06-07-1831 – 04-15-1892   Amelia Edwards – Born in London, England. She was an English novelist, journalist, traveller, and Egyptologist. Her most successful literary works include The Phantom Coach (1864), Barbara’s History (1864), Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the Egyptian travelogue A Thousand Miles Up the Nile (1877). In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund. Between 1889 – 1890, she took on a … Continue reading June 7