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And at its center was a stiffbacked officer whom even today the iraqis call, as if she had been a revered schoolmistress, miss bell. Gertrude bell 18681926 was one of the first women to be made a commander of the british empire. See more ideas about gertrude bell, lawrence of arabia and new tomb raider. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Bell 18681926, one of the most famous british women of her generation. Mar 18, 2014 britishborn gertrude bell, also referred to as the female lawrence of arabia, was an adventurer, spy, archaeologist and powerful political force who travelled into the uncharted arabian desert and was recruited by british military intelligence to help reshape the middle east after world war i. Queen of the desert shaper of nations first american edition read. Born in 1868 into a world of privilege, bell turned her back on. Queen of the desert, shaper of nations di howell, georgina. Gertrude margaret lowthian bell, cbe 14 july 1868 12 july 1926 was an english writer.
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