Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers
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Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers, known by the nickname "Sopy," was an early American ornithologist and artist. She was also a noted quilt-maker and a surviving example of her work is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers, known by the nickname "Sopy," was an early American ornithologist and artist. She was also a noted quilt-maker and a surviving example of her work is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is recognized as the first woman in America to collect and prepare bird specimens for scientific study.
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