Elizabeth Stark | |
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Born | 17 September 1923 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Died | 2000 Indiana, United States |
Nationality | British |
Known for | climbing the Jugal Himal as part of the first all-female expedition to the Himalayas |
Elizabeth "Betty" Stark or Rachel Stark (17 September 1923 – 2000) was a British speech therapist and mountaineer. She climbed the Jugal Himal during the first all-female expedition to the Himalayas in 1955. She became an expert in audiology and speech sciences and she was a professor at Purdue University.