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      • Phoebe Apperson Hearst died in 1919, a victim of the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918-1919.
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  2. Retrieved May 20, 2017. Pleasanton, California, April 13, 1919. Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst, widow of George Hearst, who was United States Senator from California, and mother of William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, died at her home here today, after an illness of several weeks.

  3. Phoebe A. Hearst spent her life advocating for the advancement of lifelong learning for all. Born on December 3, 1842 in Franklin County, Missouri, Mrs. Hearst began her professional life as a school teacher. Only later did she become a renowned philanthropist, driven by a passion for education, civic engagement and empowerment. As a feminist …

  4. May 31, 2023 · She wrote this prenuptial agreement because she said she had friends who married older men, the men died and the women were left destitute and that was not going to happen to Phoebe! When George Hearst died, Phoebe Hearst inherited $20 million dollars. Thank you very much.

  5. The Influence of Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Phoebe Apperson Hearst, a 19-year-old Missouri native, was to have a lasting impact on Berkeley when she came to California with husband George, a miner and Missouri native himself who had struck his fortune in the Gold Rush.

  6. William Randolph Hearst Sr. ( / hɜːrst /; [1] April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher, and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and ...

  7. Phoebe Apperson Hearst was the first female Regent of the University of California, serving from 1897 until her death. In 1900, Phoebe Hearst also co-founded the prestigious National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. Death in 1919. Mrs. Hearst died on April 13, 1919, at her home in California during the worldwide flu epidemic.

  8. Phoebe Apperson Hearst died in 1919, a victim of the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918-1919. Phoebe Apperson Hearst was born 1842 in Franklin County, Missouri. Before marrying her distant cousin, 41 year-old George Hearst at the age of 19, Miss Apperson worked as a teacher in area schools.