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Elizabeth Britton

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Elizabeth Britton

  • January 9, 1857-February 25, 1934
  • Born in New York City, NY as Elizabeth Gertrude Knight
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Elizabeth Britton:

A botanist who worked with mosses and wildflowers
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ACHIEVEMENTS

Britton Published more than 340 signed scientific papers
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Achievements

  • She was the only female charter of the Botanical Society of America
  • She has helped found multiple societies pertaining to the study and preservation of plants
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Fun Facts

  • The time period in which Elizabeth lived and worked was during a time of industrialization
  • She influenced many women because, since science was a career dominated by men, she proved that if you want something badly enough and you work for it, you will succeed.
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Acknowledgements and information

  • Julia Shankus
  • Mrs. Milam
  • Febraury 25, 2015
  • I would like to thank Elizabeth Britton for helping to preserve wildflowers because they help the evironment. Also I would like to say thanks you for proving that a woman can do whatever she wants if she works hard enough for it.
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