Louisa Meredith
Australian writer
Category Archives: Science > Botany
Continue reading
Marian Ellis Rowan
Australian flower painter
Kono Yasui
Japanese biologist and cytologist (scientist who studies cells) Kono Yasui became the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science in 1927.
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
American botanist, educator, author and editor
Agnes Ibbetson
English vegetable physiologist
Dr Janaki Ammal
Prominent Indian botanist known for her work in plant breeding, cytogenetics, and phytogeography.
Carrie Derick
Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first female professor in a Canadian university, played a crucial role in founding McGill University’s genetics department.
Mary Agnes Chase
American botanist specializing in agrostology, the study of grasses.
Alice Eastwood
Canadian-American botanist known for her pivotal role in curating the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences. She authored over 310 scientific articles and named 395 land plant species, ranking as the fourth most prolific female scientist in this regard.
Adrienne Ruth Hardham
Professor and Group Leader of the Plant Cell Biology Group in the Research School for Biological Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU), Australian Capital Territory.