The Resume

(September 13, 1862-June 3, 1900)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Explorer, ethnographer and author
Made two trips to West Africa (1893,1894-95)
First European to visit parts of Gabon
Wrote 'Travels in West Africa' (1897) and 'West African Studies' (1899)
Niece of author Charles Kingsley

Why she might be annoying:

She wrote, 'I have seen at close quarters specimens of the most important big game of Central Africa, and I have run away from all of them.'
She was embraced by suffragettes as an example of the 'new woman,' much to her own annoyance.
She claimed, 'Women are unfit for Parliament and Parliament is unfit for them.'
She said allowing women to join the Royal Geographic Society would 'inhibit scientific discussion.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She collected specimens for the British Museum, including three new species of fish that were named after her.
She saved one of her African companions from being eaten by cannibals.
She criticized Christian missionaries and colonial governments for destroying native African cultures without providing any real benefits.
She said, 'A black man is no more an undeveloped white man than a rabbit is an undeveloped hare.'
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain secretly met with her for advice on how Britain's colonies in Africa should be governed.
She died of typhoid while serving as a nurse at a Boer prisoner of war camp in South Africa.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 53]
• Eminent Victorians
• I Died in 1900 (Ranked: 37)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 37)
• I was Home Schooled
• My Uncle is Famous Too
• Nurses
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 35501-35750 (Ranked: 35534)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying