Despite ridicule and discrimination, these Hispanic scientists helped change the world.
Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía
She joined the Sierra Club and the Save the Redwoods League, traveling all over California. Her work with these organizations inspired her to pursue botany, and at 51 in 1921, she enrolled at University of California Berkeley. In 1925, she went on her first plant collecting trip in Mexico, where she collected over 1500 plant species. As the first Mexican-American female botanist, Mexía traveled all overcollecting samples during her 13 year career.
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