Philanthropist. She was a philanthropist, who was driven by a passion for education, civic engagement and empowerment as well as a feminist and suffragist. She was the founder of the University of California Museum of Anthropology, which since 1991 has been called the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and the co-founder of what would become the National Parent-Teacher Association. Described as a woman of "beauty, grace and charm," Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson was well-educated in music, mathematics and languages before becoming a teacher in a one-room school. On June 15, 1862 at the age of 19, she married oil tycoon and later US Senator George Hearst, who was a 41-year-old groom. After her marriage, she and her husband relocated to San Francisco. She was the mother of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, which was the couple's only child. As an educator, she became a major benefactor and director of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, which had 25 schools by 1906. She was the major benefactor of the University of California at Berkeley, and the school's first woman regent, serving on the board from 1897 until her death. When her husband was United States Senator, the couple lived in Washington D.C. With her attention, the National Congress of Mothers and the all-girls National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. were established. For 29 years, she served the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and was elected the second Vice Regent for California in 1889. In 1901, she donated a collection of 60,000 artifacts from around the world to the University of California and founded what would later become the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. As a suffragist, she distanced herself from the violence of some groups, yet financed other endeavors, as a campaigner for a women's right to vote. She established numerous scholarships. While a U.S. Senator, her husband died in office in 1891, leaving her an estate worth $17 million. After the death of her husband, she returned to California as a widow for 29 years and was known to follow a wise budget. Before her death, she suffered with a heart condition for several years and died during the worldwide influenza epidemic. Each year, the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Award is given to an outstanding California teacher. One of her latest biographies, "Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life of Power and Politics was published in 2018 by Alexandra M. Nickliss.