Ynes Enriquetta Julietta Mexia

Born: 1870

Died: 1938

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: Mexico-USA

Ethnicity: Latina

attended Botany classes at UC Berkeley begining in 1921

Field of Study: Botany; conservation

Institution/Corporation: California Academy of Sciences; Audubon Society; Sierra Club; California Botanical Society

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Life member of California Academy of Sciences, Sierra Club, Save the Redwoods League, California Botanical Society (1915), Audubon Association of the Pacific, Sociedad Geografica de Lima, honorary member of Departmento Forestal de Caza y Pesca de Mexico,

Awards: 2019 Google Doodle

Achievements: early pioneer to preserve the redwood forests of Northern California; Asteraceae Mexianthus & Mimosa Mexiae are 2 of the plants named after her; wrote 5 books/guides & co-wrote 1 book; provided funding for Vernon Orlando Bailey to create & produce his pioneering invention of more humane traps for animals