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Mountaineering suffragist Annie Smith Peck presented at Warner Free Lecture event

Annie Peck Smith. (Courtesy photo)

Annie Peck Smith was one of the most accomplished women of the 20th century you've never heard of. Peck was a scholar, educator, writer, lecturer, mountain climber, suffragist, and political activist who refused to let gender stereotypes stand in her way. On Friday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Volunteers Hall, the Warner Free Lecture Trust and the League of Women Voters of Harvard present author Hannah Kimberly, who has written a biography of Peck. Kimberly describes her research of Peck and brings her to life. Ms. Kimberley will have her book available for sale ($26.99 cash, check, or credit card) and is happy to sign copies.

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