Eloise Gerry was the first woman professional staff hired at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI. She was a research scientist from 1910 to 1955, and one of the few women allowed to work in the field. Also, her and Susi have similar dissertations!


References
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Graduate Women in Science. "Dr. Eloise Gerry Endowment."

J.M.C. "'Bars of Sanio' in Coniferales." Botanical Gazette 50, no. 1 (July 1910): 78-79.

Lewis, James. "'New Faces, Same Old Values': Revisiting a History of Attitudes Towards Women in the Forest Service." March 9, 2018.

McBeath, Lida W. "Eloise Gerry, a Woman of Forest Science." Journal of Forest History 22, no. 3 (July 1978): 128-135.

Strenge, F.A. "We Present." Journal of Forestry 48, no. 11 (November 1947): 827-828.

Sullivan, Buddy. "Naval Stores Industry." Last edited November 2, 2020.

U.S. Forest Service. "Forest Products."