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Gertrude Bell- A Woman Who Made a Difference

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  • Why was Gertrude known as the Uncrowned Queen of Iraq?
    Because she became one of the King of Iraq's most important advisors.
  • What did a lady need to leave her house in London at Gertrude's time?
    A Lady in polite London needed a chaperone.
  • How many languages did Gertrude speak? Which ones?
    She spoke 6 languages: French, Italian, German, Persian, Turkish and Arabic.
  • What did Gertrude bring to the Cairo Conference in 1921?
    She brought the maps which proposed the borders for the new countries they were creating.
  • Who lived in Romania?
    Frank and Mary Lascelles lived in Romania, they were Gertrude's uncle and aunt.
  • What had Gertrude done by 1914?
    She had been in the Middle East for ten years, she had met a lot of people living in the area and she had written reports about Arab Sheikhs.
  • Where did Gertrude first go when she arrived at the site of a nomad tribe?
    She went to the tent of the Bedouin Sheikh to gain his protection.
  • What was Gertrude's uncle's job?
    He was a British diplomat.
  • Why didn't Gertrude marry Henry Cadogan?
    Because her father didn't accept him and he finally died of pneumonia.
  • What did the Royal Geographical Society do in 1913?
    This society gave Gertrude an award in recognition of her explorations and travel books.
  • Why didn't Charles Doughty-Wylie marry Gertrude?
    Because he was married and he couldn't divorce.
  • What did Gertrude do in Paris in 1902?
    She studied archeology with Professor Salomon Reinach and she got some training on how to draw accurate maps.
  • Why was David Hogarth important to Gertrude?
    Because he showed her how fascinating archeology was and he suggested her that she could be the "ideal spy".
  • Who is a chaperone?
    A man or a woman who guards a lady when she leaves her house or when she meets other people.
  • Why wasn't Henry Cadogan suitable for Gertrude?
    Because his family wasn't wealthy enough and he was known to have lost money gambling.
  • Explain why was so dangerous to travel to Hayyil in Arabia.
    Because it was a challenging route across high mountains and soft sands. In addition, two very large Bedouin tribes were at war in the area.
  • Who did Gertrude fall in love with in Teheran?
    She fell in love with Henry Caldogan.
  • Why was Gertrude different from most young women of her age?
    Because she preferred to talk about politics with men rather than discuss fashions or domestic matters with women.
  • What was Gertrude unsuccessful in?
    She was unsuccessful only in love.
  • How did a lady ride horses at that time?
    A lady rode side-saddle.
  • What did she do to gain Sheikh's respect and trust?
    She recited Arabic poems by heart, she carried gifts, she held conversations with Sheikhs and gossiped with their wives.
  • Which were Gertrude's passions?
    She loved photography, mountaineering, archeology.
  • What did a society lady do?
    She visited fashionable ladies at the day and she danced with eligible young men at balls every evening.
  • When did she start to be interested in mountaineering?
    When she went with her family to the French Alps in 1897.
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