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Cultivators: Gloria Lim
Season 6 Episode 155
Gloria Lim (1930-2022) was a mycologist known for her extensive work in the study of fungi, particularly in Southeast Asia. With a passion for explor…
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Cultivators: Kono Yasui
Season 6 Episode 154
Kono Yasui (1880-1971) was a Japanese biologist and cytologist who became the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science. Her acade…
1 year ago
Cultivators: Cubah Cornwallis
Season 6 Episode 153
Cubah Cornwallis (c. 1700s) was a Jamaican nurse who lived from the mid to late 18th century until 1848. Cubah was likely born into slavery, but even…
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Cultivators: Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
Season 6 Episode 152
Commandant Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan (1879-1967) was an acclaimed botanist who studied and published papers and textbooks on the reproduction of fung…
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Cultivators: Maria Tereza Jorge Pàdua
Season 6 Episode 151
Maria Tereza Jorge Pàdua (1943 - present) is a Brazilian ecologist, conservationist and biologist who is celebrated as the "Mother of Brazilian Natio…
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Architects: Plautilla Bricci
Season 6 Episode 150
Plautilla Bricci (1616-1705) was an Italian artist and architect, regarded as one of the first female architects of modern Europe. She is best known …
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Architects: Sarah Winchester
Season 6 Episode 149
Sarah Winchester (1839-1922) was a wealthy widow who spent decades of her life building a never ending house, full of countless rooms, corridors, and…
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Architects: Pravina Mehta
Season 6 Episode 148
Pravina Mehta (c.1923-1992) was an Indian architect, planner and political activist, who participated in street protests against British colonial rul…
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Architects: Empress Suiko
Season 6 Episode 147
Empress Suiko (554-628) was the first reigning empress of Japan in recorded history, known for ushering in an era of peace and stability. Under her r…
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Architects: Amaza Lee Meredith
Season 6 Episode 146
Amaza Lee Meredith (1895-1984) was an American artist and architect. She is most famous for building Azurest South, which is registered on the Nation…
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