MicrobiologyJanuary 26, 2023
This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees
Mycologist Flora Patterson helped make the USDA fungus collection into the world’s largest. She also made a mean mushroom “catsup”
Stories by Hilda Gitchell
Hilda Gitchell is an Assistant Producer at the Lost Women of Science Initiative. She is also senior at Barnard College, studying history. Prior to coming to LWoS, she interned at the Jewish Women's Archive and the National Archives in Washington, DC. She also serves as one of the student Representatives to the Barnard Board of Trustees.