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Mary Agnes Chase

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Mary Agnes Chase

U.S. botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1869–1963)

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Mary Agnes Chase was an American botanist who specialized in agrostology, the study of grasses. Although lacking formal education past elementary school, Chase was able to rise through the ranks as a botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture, beginning as an illustrator under the tutelage of Albert Spear Hitchcock, and eventually becoming a senior botanist, overseeing the USDA's Systematic Agrostology department. Chase conducted fieldwork abroad in Europe and South America and published several books, including the First Book of Grasses: The Structure of Grasses Explained for Beginners, which was later translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Chase was recognized for her work as an agrostologist with numerous awards, including a Certificate of Merit issued by the Botanical Society of America in 1956. An active suffragist, she took part in demonstrations organized by the Silent Sentinels, a group established by members of the National Woman's Party. Although Chase's participation in this movement was not always well received by her peers in the scientific community, she remained committed to the cause of women's suffrage.

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Occupation: botanist, agrostologist, botanical collector, suffragist
Citizenship: United States
Born: April 29, 1869
Died: September 24, 1963

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