About Catherine Livingston Hamersley
Catherine Livingston Hamersley was a New York City, Newport, and Palm Beach philanthropist and society figure, and the first American woman to visit the Najd city of Riyadh, capital of the new state of Saudi Arabia, in 1939. Her other travels included early 20th century visits to Timbuktu, Mali, and she witnessed the 1937 volcano at Rabaul, New Guinea. In 1939 she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
- Born
- May 8, 1891
- Died
- November 23, 1977
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