Ynés Mexia

Ynes Mexia

Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (1870-1938) was a pioneering botanist and contributed immensely to the field. She  was born May 24th, 1870, in Washington D.C., while her father worked as a representative for the Mexican consulate. She moved every few years or so from Texas to Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Mexico until the death of her first […]