Mary Henrietta Kingsley was the first European to enter remote parts of Gabon. She like to study but circumstances did not allow her to study. She wrote the controversial book, "Travels in West Africa" work hard in her life. First West African Trip that she traveled inland from Guinea to what is now called Nigeria. Also she explored the lower Congo River. She was the first European to visit remote parts of Gabon and the French (published in 1897). Her final trip to South Africa in 1899, then she died on June 3, 1900.
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