Kathleen SalisburyJun 25, 20194 minJane Colden: America's First Female BotanistJane Colder is now known as America's first female Botanist, but it would take more than a century after her death for the recognition.
ejc2395Mar 30, 20192 minGertrude Jekyll: One of the Best Plantswomen of All TimeGertrude Jekyll’s passion and background in art set her up perfectly to make history. Born in London in 1843, Jekyll grew up on her family estate in Surrey. ...
Lucy DinsmoreMar 22, 20197 minShe Put Her Head Down and PerseveredMy great-grandmother was a woman who persevered in the face of family tragedy and challenging economic circumstances. Frances Vaughan Gardiner Finletter was ...
Lucy DinsmoreMar 12, 20193 minWoman of Firsts: Marie Clark TaylorIt took some sleuthing to find this Historic Woman (not of Horticulture) of Botany, but I found her! Marie Clark Taylor (1911-1990) was the first African-Ame...
Kathleen SalisburyMar 8, 20194 min Anne Ophelia Dowden: Author and Illustrator“I suppose that if you have a rapport with growing things, it just makes you happy that there is so much of it —even the grass that grows in the cracks of th...
Kathleen SalisburyNov 19, 20183 minCarol Lerner: Author and IllustratorI do not have children so it may seem strange that I do have an extensive collection of garden and nature books for children. Mostly they date back to the 60...
Cat MeholicNov 12, 20183 minValerie Finnis 1924-2006 | United Kingdom Guest Blogger, Martha Keen, has written the piece below about the dynamic Historic Woman in Hort, Valerie Finnis. "Plantswoman, ed...
Rachel BurlingtonApr 27, 20184 minHistoric Highlight: Rachel CarsonHi there! For those of you that do not know me, my name is Rachel Burlington and I live in Portland, Oregon. Before I moved here last June for a new job, I w...
Cat MeholicFeb 19, 20181 minWhere are the Women's Stories?During conversations about women in horticulture, someone always asks "What famous women in horticulture do you know?" This is usually met with silence, and ...