Mildred Amanda Baker Bonham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mildred Amanda Baker Bonham

American traveler, journalist

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1840

Place of Birth: Putnam County, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1907

Profession: writer, journalist, traveller

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mildred Amanda Baker Bonham (pen name, Mizpah; August 6, 1840 – July 28, 1907) was a 19th-century American travel writer from Illinois.
In 1858, she married Judge Benjamin F.
Bonham, later removing to Calcutta where her descriptions in the letters she wrote to the Oregon Statesman were eagerly read and highly commended.
Her vivid stories clearly portrayed the beauties of that city and the social relations of the people.
Bonham did some work among the women of India, and succeeded in raising US$1,000 to found a scholarship for women in one of the schools in India.