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From: "Ron Bestrom" <>
Subject: Norway Woman walks across America
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:29:29 -0700
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The Tacoma Tribune had a story Sunday, June 29, 2003, about the first woman
to walk across America...She was a Norwegian. Her family hid the trip as a
"shameful abandonment of her womanly duties". Helga Estby and her daughter
walked from Spokane to New York City in 1896 for a $10,000.00 prize to save
the family farm. They averaged 27 miles a day. The prize was not awarded
as promised. It's quite a story and the following URL has the article,
except for the picture of Helga and Clara. The picture was in the paper. I
can scan and email the picture to anyone that 'really' wants it. I don't
know any more about them than the article and the fact there is a book
available through the U of Idaho.

http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/books/story/3378934p-3409596c.html

Ron Bestrom

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