| Born | Early 1800s, Scotland |
| Career | Botanist and plant explorer |
| Founded | Field of ecological botany |
| Inspired | Future generations of female scientists |
| Expeditions | South America • Africa |
| Impact areas | Botany • Exploration • Conservation • Gender equality |
| Field of study | Ecological botany |
| Scientific contributions | Courage • Scientific rigor • New plant species discovery |
