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Apr 2, 2014 · Gertrude Bell was a British writer, archaeologist and political officer best known for helping to establish modern Iraq after World War I. Updated: Jun 9, 2020. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty...
Aug 16, 2021 · Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator responsible for creating the borders of the countries of the Near East after World War I and, especially, for the foundation of the modern state of Iraq.
Jun 21, 2020 · Profile. Gertrude Bell: the Victorian bluestocking who helped found modern Iraq. A female globetrotter, scholar and photographer who defied convention, she leaves a vast but troubled legacy in...
Jul 12, 2006 · The extraordinary British diplomat and spy Gertrude Bell was buried 80 years ago today. After World War I, she was almost single-handedly responsible for the founding of modern Iraq, where her...
Jan 30, 2014 · Born on 14 July 1868 in Washington New Hall, in what was then County Durham, Gertrude Bell was the daughter of a wealthy family of ironmasters. After being home schooled, she went to London to...
Apr 1, 1998 · HISTORY. Daughter of the Desert. Renowned as the Uncrowned Queen of Iraq, Gertrude Bell was once the most powerful woman in the British Empire. Janet Wallach. April 1, 1998. Gertrude...
Gertrude Bell was the first woman to map Arabia, then navigated the male-dominated world of diplomacy, helping to create a new country: Iraq. It’s so nice to be a spoke in the wheel, one that...
