Edwards, Amelia B., Hon. L. L. D. (Smith College) (F)
Surname: Edwards Forename(s): Amelia B. b. 30 June 1831. d. 15 April 1892. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Novelist, journalist, poet, travel writer, translator, children’s writer, and Egyptologist.
Pseudonym: “A. B. E.” Worked as a professional writer. Supported women’s suffrage.
Traveled to Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey in 1873-1874. Helped found and run the
Egypt Exploration Fund (later Egypt Exploration Society) in 1882. Awarded an honorary
L. L. D. from Smith College, Massachusetts, in 1886. Gave a lecture tour in the U.
S. A. (1889-1890). Biographical information: ODNB, Orlando. (JS)