Annie Smith Peck

She died in 1935 and is buried in Providence Rhode Island. Recognized for her contributions to South American trade and industry Peru awarded her a gold medal for her exploration in “biographical and industrial data” and for “her ascents to the lofty summits of the Peruvian Andes. In 1930 Annie Smith Peck was awarded the Decoration al Merito by Luis E.

" After hearing that Peck insisted on earning the same education as her brothers her father agreed to support her education and so Peck attended the University of Michigan which had just opened its doors to women in 1871. In 1930 Annie Smith Peck was awarded the Decoration al Merito by Luis E. She was later shown incorrect from a recalculation done by Fanny Bullock Workman.