Jane Colden American Botanist is born.

Jane Colden was an American botanist and illustrator, described as the “first botanist of her sex in her country” by Asa Gray in 1843.

Jane Colden – American botanist – Associated Links:

• Jane Colden | History of American Women: http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/08/jane-colden.html
• Jane Colden (1722-1766) | Sierra College: https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v6n1/colden.html
• Women and the Garden: Jane Colden, botanist, New York: http://womenandthegarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/jane-colden-botanist-new-york.html

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  Link to Photo Credit: Jane Colden