Mildred A. Bonham

Mildred A. Bonham (née Baker; known by her pen name Mizpah; August 6, 1840 – July 28, 1907) was a 19th-century American travel writer from Illinois. In 1858, she married Judge Benjamin F. Bonham, later removing to Calcutta where her descriptions in the letters she wrote to the Oregon Statesman were eagerly read and highly commended. Her vivid stories clearly portrayed the beauties of that city and the social relations of the people. Bonham did some work among the women of India, and succeeded in raising US$1,000 to found a scholarship for women in one of the schools in India.