Harry F. Hazlett
Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio
Marker Inscription
(1878–1966) was an explorer, author, and naturalist. She led expeditions in British Columbia and Africa, founded Camp Mystic for girls, married Carl Akeley, earned global honors, and contributed to the American Museum of Natural History.
Erected by Ohio History Connection
The Story
This marker honors a remarkable turn-of-the-century figure who made her name in an era when few women led scientific expeditions into the wild. Working alongside and later beyond her husband, the famed taxidermist and naturalist Carl Akeley, she trekked through the forests of British Columbia and across Africa, gathering specimens and observations that enriched the collections of the American Museum of Natural History. She also turned her adventures into books and, back home, founded a girls' camp to pass her love of the outdoors to the next generation. Her honors reached a global audience at a time when exploration was overwhelmingly a man's world.
Why it matters
Her life shows how American women helped shape the golden age of natural-history exploration and museum science, opening doors in fields long closed to them.
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