Zonia Baber (1862–1956) was an American geographer and geologist best known for developing methods for teaching geography. Her teachings emphasized experiential learning through field work and experimentation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonia_Bab
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She was a pioneer in developing a rational basis for teaching geography, but 'she is almost unknown by contemporary American geographers and not visible in histories of the discipline...' (Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 30, p. 68)