Mary Evelyn Hitchcock (also, Mrs. Roswell D. Hitchcock; 1849-1920) was an American author and explorer. She was born in the U.S. state of Virginia, daughter of Capt. Thomas A. (of Norfolk, Virginia) and Cecelia (Fitzgerald) Higgins. She was educated at Lawrence Academy (academic honors). She married Commander Roswell D. Hitchcock, USN, and they had one daughter, Mrs. Harriman. In 1904, Hitchcock organized and was president of The Entertainment Club, in New York City. She was also a Fellow of the National Geographic Society, as well as a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy.