Mary Agnes Chase, feminist and botanist

Chase was both a botanist and an activist for women’s rights to vote. She faced discrimination in the U.S. Scientific community for her gender, but her friendships with Latin American women helped her find success in her fieldwork throughout the Americas. 

A good place to start: 

• Henson, Pamela M. “Invading Arcadia: Women scientists in the field in Latin America, 1900-1950.” The Americas 58, no. 4 (2002): 577-600. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/12n4s7g/jstor_archive_71007799 

See also:

• http://earlywomeninscience.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/agnes-chase 
• https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/new-flickr-commons-set-mary-agnes-chase-field-books 
• https://web.archive.org/web/20161221075931/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/Chase.pdf 

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