Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. She was the mother of William Randolph Hearst and wife of George Hearst.
She was born Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson in St. Clair, Missouri, in Franklin County, the daughter of Drucilla and Randolph Walker Apperson. In her early years, Phoebe attended school, intending to become a teacher. Her childhood also consisted of helping her father with finances at the family store, learned French and how to play the piano. George Hearst returned to St. Clair in 1860 to care for his dying mother, and ran in to Phoebe, a childhood friend. On June 15, 1862, when she was 19, Phoebe married George, in the hopes of leaving her mundane home.
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