Moffat, Gwen (1924–)
Moffat, Gwen (1924–)
British mountaineer. Born Gwen Goddard in Brighton, England, July 1924; m. Gordon Moffat, 1949; m. Johnnies Lees, 1952 (div. 1969); children: Sheena (b. 1949).
Was the 1st qualified female rock climbing and mountaineering guide in Britain.
See also memoir Space Beneath my Feet (Hodder & Stoughton, 1961); and Women in World History.
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