A Negro Explorer at the North Pole · Character
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
Peary's wife, who accompanied him on earlier Arctic expeditions.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Peary
First appearance: a negro explorer at the north pole
Josephine Diebitsch Peary shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Accompanied her husband on the 1891 and 1893 expeditions; took daughter Marie Ahnighito Peary and young Eskimo girl 'Miss Bill' back to the U.S.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary first appears in 0002 a negro explorer at the north pole.
In I: Accompanied her husband on the 1891 and 1893 expeditions; took daughter Marie Ahnighito Peary and young Eskimo girl 'Miss Bill' back to the U.S.
Later, in XXI Etah to New York — Coming of mail and reporters — Home!: Arrives aboard a steam-yacht with the children to reunite with Commander Peary.
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