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In 1889 Sharples embarked on her first visit to the Canadian Rockies.<ref name="historiccalgary">{{cite web|title=Mary Schaffer Warren|url=https://historiccalgary.wikispaces.com/Mary+Schaffer+Warren|website=historiccalgary|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> In 1890 she married Dr. [[Charles Schäffer]], an amateur botanist, whom she had met the previous year at [[Illecillewaet Glacier|Glacier House]], the Canadian Pacific Railway's hotel in the [[Selkirk Mountains]].<ref name="PeakFinder">{{cite web|last1=Birrell|first1=Dave|title=Schaffer, Mary|url=http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Schaffer%2C+Mary|website=PeakFinder|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> The couple would spend summers and autumns traveling in the Canadian Rockies. Their winters were spent in Philadelphia.<ref name="cwahi"/> Charles Schäffer died in 1903, as did Mary's father and mother.<ref name="CMIPublishing">{{cite web|title=Mary Schäffer Warren: Mountain Woman Extraordinaire|url=http://www.experiencemountainparks.com/mary-schaffer-warren-mountain-woman-extraordinaire/|website=Experience the Mountain Parks|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>
In 1889 Sharples embarked on her first visit to the Canadian Rockies.<ref name="historiccalgary">{{cite web|title=Mary Schaffer Warren|url=https://historiccalgary.wikispaces.com/Mary+Schaffer+Warren|website=historiccalgary|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> In 1890 she married Dr. [[Charles Schäffer]], an amateur botanist, whom she had met the previous year at [[Illecillewaet Glacier|Glacier House]], the Canadian Pacific Railway's hotel in the [[Selkirk Mountains]].<ref name="PeakFinder">{{cite web|last1=Birrell|first1=Dave|title=Schaffer, Mary|url=http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Schaffer%2C+Mary|website=PeakFinder|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> The couple would spend summers and autumns traveling in the Canadian Rockies. Their winters were spent in Philadelphia.<ref name="cwahi"/> Charles Schäffer died in 1903, as did Mary's father and mother.<ref name="CMIPublishing">{{cite web|title=Mary Schäffer Warren: Mountain Woman Extraordinaire|url=http://www.experiencemountainparks.com/mary-schaffer-warren-mountain-woman-extraordinaire/|website=Experience the Mountain Parks|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>


In 1904, Schäffer returned to the Canadian Rockies with her friend Mollie Adams<ref name="PeakFinder"/> determined to complete a botanical guide that her husband had started.<ref name="cwahi"/> To complete this project Schäffer collected botanical specimens and learned the skill of photography.<ref name="PeakFinder"/> In 1907 ''Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains'' was published, with text by Stewardson Brown and drawings and photographs by Schäffer.<ref name="Alpineflora">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Stewardson|title=Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains|year=1907|publisher=New York : G.P. Putnam|url=https://archive.org/details/alpinefloraofcan00brow}}</ref>
In 1904, Schäffer returned to the Canadian Rockies with her friend Mollie Adams<ref name="PeakFinder"/> determined to complete a botanical guide that her husband had started.<ref name="cwahi"/> To complete this project Schäffer collected botanical specimens and learned the skill of photography.<ref name="PeakFinder"/> In 1907 ''Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains'' was published, with text by [[Stewardson Brown]] and drawings and photographs by Schäffer.<ref name="Alpineflora">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Stewardson|title=Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains|year=1907|publisher=New York : G.P. Putnam|url=https://archive.org/details/alpinefloraofcan00brow}}</ref>


In 1912 Schäffer moved permanently to [[Banff, Alberta]]. In 1915 she married her longtime friend and mountain guide William "Billy" Warren.<ref name="PeakFinder2">{{cite web|last1=Birrell|first1=Dave|title=Warren, Billy|url=http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Warren%2C+Billy|website=PeakFinder|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>
In 1912 Schäffer moved permanently to [[Banff, Alberta]]. In 1915 she married her longtime friend and mountain guide William "Billy" Warren.<ref name="PeakFinder2">{{cite web|last1=Birrell|first1=Dave|title=Warren, Billy|url=http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Warren%2C+Billy|website=PeakFinder|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>

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Mary T. S. Schäffer Warren
File:Photo of Mary Schäffer on horseback.jpg
Born
Mary Townsend Sharples

1861 (1861)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Died1939 (aged 77–78)
Banff, Alberta
NationalityAmerican-Canadian
Known forPainting, Photography, Writing
Spouse(s)
Charles Schäffer
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(m. 1890⁠–⁠1903)​

Billy Warren
​
(m. 1915)​

Mary Schäffer Warren (1861 – 1939) was an American-Canadian naturalist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. She was known for her experiences in the Canadian Rockies in the early 20th century.[1]

Biography

Warren was born Mary Townsend Sharples in 1861 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[2] She studied flower painting with George Cochran Lambdin.[2]

Illustration from "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains"

In 1889 Sharples embarked on her first visit to the Canadian Rockies.[3] In 1890 she married Dr. Charles Schäffer, an amateur botanist, whom she had met the previous year at Glacier House, the Canadian Pacific Railway's hotel in the Selkirk Mountains.[4] The couple would spend summers and autumns traveling in the Canadian Rockies. Their winters were spent in Philadelphia.[2] Charles Schäffer died in 1903, as did Mary's father and mother.[5]

In 1904, Schäffer returned to the Canadian Rockies with her friend Mollie Adams[4] determined to complete a botanical guide that her husband had started.[2] To complete this project Schäffer collected botanical specimens and learned the skill of photography.[4] In 1907 Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains was published, with text by Stewardson Brown and drawings and photographs by Schäffer.[6]

In 1912 Schäffer moved permanently to Banff, Alberta. In 1915 she married her longtime friend and mountain guide William "Billy" Warren.[7]

Mary Schäffer Warren published articles about her explorations of the Rockies.[2] Many have been collected in This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.[8]

She died in 1939 in Banff.[2]

Legacy

In 1909 a mountain in Yoho National Park was named Mount Schaffer in her honor.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mary Schäffer Warren in the Canadian Rockies". Peaks & People. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Warren, Mary T. S. Schäffer". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Mary Schaffer Warren". historiccalgary. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Birrell, Dave. "Schaffer, Mary". PeakFinder. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Mary Schäffer Warren: Mountain Woman Extraordinaire". Experience the Mountain Parks. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ Brown, Stewardson (1907). Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. New York : G.P. Putnam.
  7. ^ Birrell, Dave. "Warren, Billy". PeakFinder. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ Skidmore, Colleen, ed. (2006). This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada (1st ed.). Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0888644663.
  9. ^ Birrell, Dave. "Mount Schaffer". PeakFinder. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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