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Title
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Annie Smith Peck, Grave
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Biographical Text
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Stone grave marking the burial site of Annie Smith Peck.
Peck is buried at the North Burial Ground in Providence Rhode Island, the town where she was raised. She is most renowned for her great accomplishments in academia and mountain climbing, pushing for the acknowledgment and inclusion of women in both fields during her lifetime.
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ANNIE S PECK
DAUGHTER OF
GEORGE B AND ANN S PECK
BORN OCTOBER 19-1850
DIED JULY 18-1935
TRIBUTE OF DR JOHN H FINLEY
AT THE CELEBRATION OF
HER 80TH BIRTHDAY:
"YOU HAVE BROUGHT UNCOMMON GLORY TO
WOMEN OF ALL TIME"
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Date Created
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1935
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Type
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English
Grave
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Bibliographic Citation
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"Obituary," Daily News. Jul. 19, 1935
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"MISS PECK, FAMOUS MOUNTAIN CLIMBER, DIES. Former Providence Resident was 84 Years Old," Newport Mercury and Weekly News. Jul. 26, 1935.
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Annie Smith Peck, Find a Grave
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
Peck, Annie Smith (1850-1935)