Elizabeth Knowlton

Elizabeth Knowlton (October 23, 1895 – January 29, 1989) was an American mountaineer and writer, who was one of the first female mountain climbers to climb above 20,000 feet in the Himalayas. Knowlton became internationally known as the only female climber in a German-American expedition that attempted to climb one of the highest peaks in the world, Nanga Parbat in Kashmir.

Biography Knowlton was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Marcus Perrin Knowlton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and Rose (Ladd) Knowlton.

She earned her AB degree in 1916 from Vassar College in New York before earning a master's degree in 1917 in English from Radcliffe College.

Memberships Her memberships included Explorers Club Appalachian Mountain Club American Alpine Club