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Born
Born in London. -
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During WWI
Mary and her family lived in England at the time of the war. But prior to the war she travelled a lot with her family. After the war they continued tavelling. -
Father Dies
After her father died, she returned to France and unhappily attend several schools. -
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Excavations and Lectures
She attended lectures in Geology and Achaeology at London University and at London Museums -
Married Louis Leakey
She married Louis Leakey in '36 and had 3 sons. Mary moved to Kenya with Louis and worked in east Africa for majority od her career. -
Rock Paintings
Studdied and recorded a Pleistoncene Tanzania rock painting, that for the basis of one of her books. -
Louis Died
After she was widowed she spent majority of her time travelling to give lectures, raise funds and receive many honors. -
Retirement Plan
She retired to Nairobi to be close to her family. There she sontinued to work on her manuscripts. -
Mary Died
