 phoebe elizabeth apperson hearst (december 3, 1842 &ndash; april 13, 1919) was an american philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. she was the mother of william randolph hearst. ==early life== she was born phoebe elizabeth apperson in franklin county, missouri. at the age of 19, she married george hearst, who later became a u.s. senator. soon after their marriage on june 15, 1862,crawford county, missouri marriage book, volume b, page 139 the couple moved to san francisco, california, where phoebe gave birth to their only child, william randolph hearst, on april 29, 1863. ==philanthropy== in the 1880s, she became a major benefactor and director of the golden gate kindergarten association and the first president of the century club of california. she was a major benefactor of the university of california, berkeley and its first woman regent, serving on the board from 1897 until her death. also in 1897, she contributed to the establishment of the national congress of mothers, which evolved eventually into the national parent-teacher association. in 1900, she co-founded the national cathedral school in washington, dc. a public elementary school near the national cathedral school bears her name.http://www.hearstdc.org/contact.htm in 1901, phoebe hearst founded the university of california lowie museum of anthropology, renamed phoebe a. hearst museum of anthropology in 1992, in celebration of the museum's ninth decade. the original collection w
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