Scientist, suffragist.
Botanist who worked at the US Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian Institution.
Mary had no formal schooling beyond grammar school. She is known for her work on the study of grasses and for her pioneering work in the suffragist movement in the United States. She was jailed several times for her work in the movement and continued to fight for women's rights even though she faced continual threats of being fired from the USDA. She is credited with being the only American woman to scale the highest mountain in South America according to Smithsonian. She was also an active member in the NAACP.
Botanist who worked at the US Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian Institution.
Mary had no formal schooling beyond grammar school. She is known for her work on the study of grasses and for her pioneering work in the suffragist movement in the United States. She was jailed several times for her work in the movement and continued to fight for women's rights even though she faced continual threats of being fired from the USDA. She is credited with being the only American woman to scale the highest mountain in South America according to Smithsonian. She was also an active member in the NAACP.
Scientist, suffragist.
Botanist who worked at the US Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian Institution.
Mary had no formal schooling beyond grammar school. She is known for her work on the study of grasses and for her pioneering work in the suffragist movement in the United States. She was jailed several times for her work in the movement and continued to fight for women's rights even though she faced continual threats of being fired from the USDA. She is credited with being the only American woman to scale the highest mountain in South America according to Smithsonian. She was also an active member in the NAACP.
Botanist who worked at the US Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian Institution.
Mary had no formal schooling beyond grammar school. She is known for her work on the study of grasses and for her pioneering work in the suffragist movement in the United States. She was jailed several times for her work in the movement and continued to fight for women's rights even though she faced continual threats of being fired from the USDA. She is credited with being the only American woman to scale the highest mountain in South America according to Smithsonian. She was also an active member in the NAACP.
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