Aloha Wanderwell

Aloha Wanderwell
Wanderwell in c. 1930
Born
Idris Galcia Welsh

(1906-10-13)October 13, 1906
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJune 4, 1996(1996-06-04) (aged 89)
NationalityCanadian
Other namesIdris Welsh, Idris Galcia Hall, Gilvis Wanderwell,[1] Aloha Wanderwell, Aloha W Baker
Occupation(s)World automobile traveler, filmmaker, aviator, author, explorer, travel lecturer, editor, screenwriter, radio performer, spoke 11 languages
Known forFirst Woman to Drive Around the World in an automobile, starting at 16. certified, Guinness World Records
Spouses
  • Walter Wanderwell (m. 1925; died 1932)
Walter Baker
(m. 1933)
ChildrenValri (b. 1925)
Nile (b. 1927)

Aloha Wanderwell (Idris Galcia Hall née Welsh, October 13, 1906 – June 4, 1996) was a Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, and aviator. Beginning when she was 16 years old, she became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, driving a Ford 1918 Model T over a five year period (1922–1927). Ultimately she traveled 500,000 miles across 80 countries.

  1. ^ Blairmore Enterprise, December 15, 1932 (copperplate newspaper article reprinted in many rural newspapers at the time)

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