The gorge was the site of ancient stone tools and important human fossil discoveries.

[1] Frida used an inheritance to purchase a large brick house in Girton, which the family named "The Close".

[3] Her husband's behaviour was criticised by both Nairobi society and his family and friends when he left her just after the birth of their son Colin in December 1933.

[6] She had suffered with severe morning sickness throughout the pregnancy and had been unable to work on the illustrations for Louis's second book, Adam's Ancestors.

[1] The gorge that she had discovered, Frida Leakey Korongo (and was named for her) was found to be the location of ancient hominids (homo erectus) living 1.5 million years ago.