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Emma Rowena Gatewood (née Caldwell; October 25, 1887 – June 4, 1973), [1] better known as Grandma Gatewood, was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer. After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and survivor of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in 1955 at the age of 67.
Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811730952. Mittlefehldt, Sarah (November 15, 2013). Tangled Roots: The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295804880. Montgomery, Ben (April 1, 2014). Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail. Chicago Review Press.
When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike. (2016, Ohio University Press), biography of extreme hiker Emma Rowena Gatewood. Chosen as a School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2016. [3] [4] Kammie on First (2014, Ohio University Press), a biography of Dottie Kamenshek. [5] [6] [7] Winterfrost (2014, Candlewick Press) Silent Swoop (2019, Dawn ...
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Updated on November 1, 2022: Renowned decorator and antiques connoisseur Timothy Furlow Gatewood passed away on October 29, 2022.Often described as a true Southern gentleman, Gatewood was ...