Emma Lucy Braun
American botanist and first woman to be elected President of the Ecological Society of America, in 1950 (1889-1971) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81
Emma Lucy Braun was a prominent botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern United States who was a professor of the University of Cincinnati. She was the first woman to be elected President of the Ecological Society of America, in 1950.
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She was an environmentalist before the term was popularized, and a pioneering woman in her field, winning many awards for her work.