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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday woman scientist botanist grass seated portrait illustrator illustrations botanical research suffrage poaceae herbarium specimens herbariumspecimens herbarium eyeglasses hair net hairnet artist elderly drawing glasses smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 south america southamerica botany 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly government blackandwhite people monochrome black and white Description: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) specialized in the study of grasses and conducted extensive field work in South America, often personally funding her research trips, as it was considered inappropriate for women to conduct such work. Chase joined the Department of Agriculture in 1903 as a botanical illustrator and eventually became Scientific Assistant in Systematic Agrostology, 1907; Assistant Botanist, 1923; and Associate Botanist, 1925. In 1935, became Principal Botanist in charge of Systematic Agrostology and Custodian of the Section of Grasses, Division of Plants, United States National Museum. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1960 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0712 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Related blog posts: Formidable: Women in Science Description: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) specialized in the study of grasses and conducted extensive field work in South America, often personally funding her research trips, as it was considered inappropriate for women to conduct such work. Chase joined the Department of Agriculture in 1903 as a botanical illustrator and eventually became Scientific Assistant in Systematic Agrostology, 1907; Assistant Botanist, 1923; and Associate Botanist, 1925. In 1935, became Principal Botanist in charge of Systematic Agrostology and Custodian of the Section of Grasses, Division of Plants, United States National Museum. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1960 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0712 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Related blog posts: Formidable: Women in Science | ||||
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