Archivo: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), sitting at desk with specimens

Description: Description: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) specialized in the study of grasses and conducted extensive field work in South America, often personally funding her research trips, as it was considered inappropriate for women to conduct such work. Chase joined the Department of Agriculture in 1903 as a botanical illustrator and eventually became Scientific Assistant in Systematic Agrostology, 1907; Assistant Botanist, 1923; and Associate Botanist, 1925. In 1935, became Principal Botanist in charge of Systematic Agrostology and Custodian of the Section of Grasses, Division of Plants, United States National Museum. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1960 Persistent URL: [1] Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0712
Title: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), sitting at desk with specimens
Credit: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), sitting at desk with specimens
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