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And last but not least....Jeanne Baret...probably the 1st female botanist who circumnavigated the globe pretending to be a man. Her work started to receive visibility recently.
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And last but not least....Jeanne Baret...probably the 1st female botanist who circumnavigated the globe pretending to be a man. Her work started to receive visibility recently.
Barbara Mcclintock Transposable elements (TEs), also known as "jumping genes", something that the scientific community found hard to believe
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Barbara Mcclintock Transposable elements (TEs), also known as "jumping genes", something that the scientific community found hard to believe
Sarah Anne Drake .... Another illustrator whose work was critical for descriptions of species in a period with no camera...and was dedicated the genus Drakaea
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sarah Anne Drake .... Another illustrator whose work was critical for descriptions of species in a period with no camera...and was dedicated the genus Drakaea
Pamela Soltis...who doesn't know her? APG IV and so much more!
March 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Pamela Soltis...who doesn't know her? APG IV and so much more!
Mary Agnes Chase was an important scientific illustrator...take this...of Poaceae!!! and review the taxonomy of grasses
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mary Agnes Chase was an important scientific illustrator...take this...of Poaceae!!! and review the taxonomy of grasses
Marie Clark Taylor was the first African-American female botanist to obtain a Doctorate in Botany. Her work advanced our understanding of photoreceptors and plant growth. She also contributed to improving science programs in education.
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Marie Clark Taylor was the first African-American female botanist to obtain a Doctorate in Botany. Her work advanced our understanding of photoreceptors and plant growth. She also contributed to improving science programs in education.
Asima Chatterjee was the 1st woman to gain a Doctorate in the University of Calcuta and her work has contributed to the knowledge of plant compounds with use for cancer treatment
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Asima Chatterjee was the 1st woman to gain a Doctorate in the University of Calcuta and her work has contributed to the knowledge of plant compounds with use for cancer treatment
Janaki Annal in India using hybridization experiments contributed to crop improvement of sugar cane so her work, in addition, helped the Indian economy
March 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Janaki Annal in India using hybridization experiments contributed to crop improvement of sugar cane so her work, in addition, helped the Indian economy
Monica Gagliano works in plant communication and how plants can hear and learn and her work breaks the structured way of studying plants
March 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Monica Gagliano works in plant communication and how plants can hear and learn and her work breaks the structured way of studying plants
Ynes Enriquetta Julietta Mexia started her career as a botanist in her 50s and traveled through the Amazon ON HER OWN...so it is never too late! she botanised ca. 150.000 plants and discovered 500 species and 2 genera
March 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ynes Enriquetta Julietta Mexia started her career as a botanist in her 50s and traveled through the Amazon ON HER OWN...so it is never too late! she botanised ca. 150.000 plants and discovered 500 species and 2 genera
Carolina Martinez Pulido is a female scientist who contributed to our knowledge of the endemic Pinus canariensis and her work has been pivotal for its conservation
March 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Carolina Martinez Pulido is a female scientist who contributed to our knowledge of the endemic Pinus canariensis and her work has been pivotal for its conservation
Mary Therese Kalin Arroyo, from New Zealand and Chile, has contributed to plant knowledge and conservation of plants in the Andes
March 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mary Therese Kalin Arroyo, from New Zealand and Chile, has contributed to plant knowledge and conservation of plants in the Andes
Marianne North, like many women of her time, spent her time drawing flowers, and her scientific work helped to describe new species, pioneering the work of scientific illustrators.
March 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Marianne North, like many women of her time, spent her time drawing flowers, and her scientific work helped to describe new species, pioneering the work of scientific illustrators.
At the University of Malaga we have Maria Altamirano who is an expert in algae
March 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
At the University of Malaga we have Maria Altamirano who is an expert in algae
Lilian Suzette Gibbs was a female botanist interested in the ecology of plants in the mountains and advanced our knowledge of Orchids
March 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lilian Suzette Gibbs was a female botanist interested in the ecology of plants in the mountains and advanced our knowledge of Orchids
Katherine Esau advanced our knowledge of viral infections in plants, which is pivotal in agronomy.
March 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Katherine Esau advanced our knowledge of viral infections in plants, which is pivotal in agronomy.
Jane Colden, 1st botanist in America she contributed to common knowledge to her scientific illustrations.
March 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Jane Colden, 1st botanist in America she contributed to common knowledge to her scientific illustrations.
So here are some of the women presented by my students....
Blanca Catalán de Ocón y Gayola, one of our first female botanists in Spain, she botanized plants in Aragón
Blanca Catalán de Ocón y Gayola, one of our first female botanists in Spain, she botanized plants in Aragón
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So here are some of the women presented by my students....
Blanca Catalán de Ocón y Gayola, one of our first female botanists in Spain, she botanized plants in Aragón
Blanca Catalán de Ocón y Gayola, one of our first female botanists in Spain, she botanized plants in Aragón
Ok so this is my first contribution to this social network...join the conversation on pollination ecology...since bsky is represented by 🦋 it makes sense to start this group!
November 20, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Ok so this is my first contribution to this social network...join the conversation on pollination ecology...since bsky is represented by 🦋 it makes sense to start this group!