1769-1845+Frances+Hornby+Barkley

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Frances Hornby Barkley (1769-1845) born in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England in 1769,

__**What **__
 * first European woman to set foot on the coast of B.C
 * also the first woman to write about British Columbia
 * came with husband at 18 years old
 * Barkley's traded with aboriginals
 * sailed on the Imperial Eagle with Captain Charles William Barkley, her husband
 * spent 8 years on sea
 * has little-known distinction of being the first woman known to have sailed
 * in 1786, she embarked from Europe on a round-the-world voyage of trade and exploration with her husband
 * visited the Pacific Northwest Coast twice
 * traded fur (sea otter pelts) with the Chief of Maquinna

__**Where **__
 * British Columbia, Canada

__**Why **__


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">memoirs of Barkley is published in The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley 1769 - 1845
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Barkley's travel to British Columbia is a precedent of the fur trade between Canada and Europe
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">It is related to today because it is one of the first forms of trading.


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100 Q: Where is Barkley from? A: Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England 200 Q: What ship did she sail on? A: Imperial Eagle 300 Q: What is the book with the memoirs of Barkley called? A; The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley 500 Q: Why was Barkley's exploration related to today? A: Her exploration was one of the first forms of trading between Europe and Canada