MAKE A MEME View Large Image Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943) worked for the United States Fish Commission and later at the United States National Museum in the Department of Marine Invertebrates. She began her work as an unpaid assistant to her brother, Richard Rathbun, ...
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Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday woman scientist zoologist marinebiology seated desk crustacea notes science cataloging naturalist female scientist femalescientist rocks library fossil collection fossilcollection foaf:depicts=http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1221184 foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1221184 xmlns:foaf=http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01 smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 government 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly zoology blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943) worked for the United States Fish Commission and later at the United States National Museum in the Department of Marine Invertebrates. She began her work as an unpaid assistant to her brother, Richard Rathbun, and was later able to secure a museum position. Rathbun's primary zoological interest was the study of crustacea, particularly the crabs, both recent and fossil. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0710 Description: Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943) worked for the United States Fish Commission and later at the United States National Museum in the Department of Marine Invertebrates. She began her work as an unpaid assistant to her brother, Richard Rathbun, and was later able to secure a museum position. Rathbun's primary zoological interest was the study of crustacea, particularly the crabs, both recent and fossil. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0710
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