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Josephine Cecilia Peary (née Diebitsch; May 22, 1863 – December 19, 1955) was an American author and arctic explorer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She was the wife of Robert Peary , who claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole .
Josephine Diebitsch Peary Arctic exploration was not just a personal obsession for Robert Peary, but a family affair. In 1888 Peary married Josephine Diebitsch, the daughter of a linguist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Married life for the Pearys was hardly mundane; in June of 1891 Josephine accompanied her husband and the ...
Jun 24, 2021 · Josephine Diebitsch Peary led an unconventional life, embodying her own vision of what a woman’s life could be, without boundary and outside of societal norms. Though her time at the Smithsonian was short, her pursuits exemplified the spirit of our mission, to strive toward the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
May 9, 2021 · Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary was born in Forestville, Maryland on May 22, 1863. She is considered the first white woman to winter in the Arctic. In 1893 her book My Arctic Journal was published.
Peary, Josephine (1863–1955) American author and Arctic explorer who accompanied her husband Robert E. Peary on two hazardous expeditions to the far North (1891 and 1893). Name variations: Jo Peary; Josephine Diebitsch Peary.
One woman whose role has been largely overlooked is Josephine Diebitsch Peary, one of the first non-Inuit women to establish, somewhat reluctantly, a high profile as a female Arctic explorer. Josephine was born in 1863 on a farm in Maryland.
Feb 23, 2024 · In the history of Polar exploration, Josephine Diebitsch-Peary is primarily remembered for travelling with her husband Robert Peary in his attempts to reach the North Pole, and for giving birth to their daughter while in the high Arctic.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary was born May 22, 1863 in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Herman Henry Diebitsch of Prussia and Magdelena Augusta Schmid Diebitsch of Saxony. Her father was a clerk at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863 - ), the wife of Robert Edwin Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, was born in Washington, D.C., on May 22nd, 1863, the daughter of Hermann and Magdelene (Schmid) Diebitsch.
Using the personal archives of Josephine Diebitsch-Peary, the research introduces the concept of coloniality to studying Arctic memory cultures by examining the role of gender in the context of Arctic exploration.
