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Victorian artist & naturalist Marianne North (b. #OTD in 1830) defied gender norms to document global plant life. Over 14 years, she traveled solo across 6 continents and 15+ countries, creating a revolutionary visual archive of the natural world. #WomenInSTEM #Art #ArtSky

It really helps if you are a "high-bred" White woman. Money opens doors--the doors that were closed to the women who helped keep her house, cooked her meals, and most definitely, organized her collections.

You're right. Money helps, always has and still does. That said, very few people of means take personal risks to advance something meaningful for those other than themselves. She did.

I've actually worked with a couple of billionaires and many millionaires. OLDE MONEY. Generational wealth, never a care about how they'll succeed--it's guaranteed. Yes, the Rockefellers, DuPonts, etc., etc. have done wonders in philanthropy, but their world is completely different. They assume