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


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About Mildred Amanda Baker Bonham

  • 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.

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