Ynés Mexía: Latina Botanist

Mujer Poderosa Spring Edition🌷 Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía Pursuing her career at the age of 50, Ynés become the FIRST LATINA Botanist and MOST Accomplished Botanist of the 1900s. 🌸 At the age of 51, she enrolled at UC Berkeley 🌸 Made excursions from Brazil to Alaska 🌸 In a span of 13 yrs collected more than 145,000 plant specimens 🌸 50 of those plants are named after her like the Mexianthus Robinson “I don’t think there’s any place in the world where a woman can’t venture.” – Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía #latinaspoderosas #latinahistory #latinasinstem #womenshistorymonth2021 #womenshistorymonth #shesepuede