Biology:Winifred Josephine Robinson

From HandWiki
Short description: American botanist and educator (1867-1962)
Winifred Josephine Robinson in 1914

Winifred Josephine Robinson (1867-1962) was an American botanist, educator, and educational administrator. As a botanist, she studied ferns and wrote several papers and books. She was the first dean of the Women's College of the University of Delaware.[1][2][3][4][5]

Written works

  • Robinson, Winifred J. (September 1906). "The Filmy Ferns (Hymenophyllaceae)". The Plant World 9 (9): 219–221. 
  • Robinson, Winifred J. (May 1909). "Reproduction by Budding in Drosera". Torreya 9 (5): 89–96. 

References

  1. "Winifred J. Robinson Papers, 1912 - 1949". University of Delaware. http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/robinsnw.htm. Retrieved 14 August 2018. 
  2. Cassman, Vicki (28 October 2014). "Dean Winifred J. Robinson". University of Delaware. https://sites.udel.edu/women100yrs/2014/10/28/dean-winifred-j-robinson/. Retrieved 14 August 2018. "She had a small liberal arts education, PHD in botany-received after much hard work cataloging ferns in Hawaii..." 
  3. Hoffecker, Carol E. (1994). Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware. p. iii. https://archives.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2017/05/BeneathThyGuidingHand.pdf. Retrieved 14 August 2018. 
  4. "Robinson, Winifred J.". University of Michigan Bentley Library. https://bentley.umich.edu/legacy-support/um/voices/voices_search.php?id=2269. Retrieved 14 August 2018. 
  5. Robinson, Winifred Josephine (1867-). JSTOR. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000007065. Retrieved 14 August 2018.