Barbara Moore (vegetarian)
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Dr Barbara Moore (22 December 1903 – 14 May 1977)[1] was a Russian-born health enthusiast who gained celebrity in the early 1960s for her long-distance walking.
In December 1959 she walked from Edinburgh to London. In early 1960 she walked from John o'Groats to Land's End in 23 days. She then undertook an 85 day, 3,387 mile walk from San Francisco to New York City, where she arrived on July 6, 1960.
She was a vegetarian and reputed to be a breatharian[2]. She walked with only nuts, honey, raw fruit and vegetable juice for nourishment.[3]
She died in a London hospital on 14 May 1977.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Dr. Barbara Moore, Who Walked Across U.S., Is Dead at 73", New York Times, 1977-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ List of Breatharians
- ^ "Obituary: Robert Lamb, Conservationist with a warning for the world about deforestation", The Guardian, 2005-10-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
[edit] External links
- Arrival of British doctor Barbara Moore, vegetarian, (to celebrate Blacktown Centenary with a marathon walk from Albury to Blacktown), Mascot
- Arrival of British doctor Barbara Moore, vegetarian, (to celebrate Blacktown Centenary with a marathon walk from Albury to Blacktown), Mascot
- Barbara Moore (includes photo of Moore on her John o'Groats to Land's End marathon in 1960)
