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"After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed illustrations and engravings, until the invention of cyanotype photography in 1842. Anna used this new technology in order to catalogue...
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"The wax palm knows what it's like to defy the odds. Ynes Mexia knew it too. QUEEN OF LEAVES tells the true story of Ynes Mexia, the inspiring and fearless Mexican-American adventurer-botanist, and her quest to find the mysterious wax palm tree. Ynes enrolled in university in her 50s, at an age when women were not expected to be students. There she discovered botany -- a passion that would lead her all over the world on many adventures and change...
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"Women in Botany introduces kids to the science of botany, guided by the investigative questions of a spunky girl. Learn about timeless women botanists who have used tiny seeds to do huge things like create new medicines, feed their communities, and help preserve the environment."--
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Science wide open volume 6
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Mujeres botánicas de todo el mundo han utilizado semillas diminutas para hacer cosas maravillosas, como crear nuevas medicinas y alimentar a sus comunidades. ¡Las mujeres en la botánica anima a los chicos a explorar la ciencia! -- Women botanists across the globe have used tiny seeds to do huge things, like create new medicines and feed their communities. Women in Botany encourages kids to explore science!