Louise Reed Stowell | |
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.jpg) Portrait from A Woman of the Century, c. 1893 | |
| Born | Louise Maria Reed December 23, 1850 Grand Blanc, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1932 (aged 81) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
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Charles Henry Stowell
(m. 1878; died 1928) |
Louise Reed Stowell (née, Reed; December 23, 1850 – February 2, 1932)[a] was an American scientist, microscopist, author, and editor.[2] She was the University of Michigan's first woman teacher (1877–89),[2][3][4] and the first woman appointed on District of Columbia Public Schools (appointed by President Grover Cleveland). She also served on the Board for the Girls' Reform School for District of Columbia.[2][5] Stowell died in 1932.
Stowell was engaged as writer and editor in scientific work, contributing over 100 scientific papers to leading magazines and periodicals.[5] She was the author of Microscopical structure of wheat (1879), and Microscopical diagnosis (1882; with C. H. Stowell), as well as the co-founder and editor of The Microscope, An illustrated monthly.[2]
- ^ "Louise Reed Stowell". findagrave.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Marquis 1899, p. 702.
- ^ University of Michigan 1932, p. 389.
- ^ Marquis 1915, p. 1033.
- ^ a b Leonard 1914, p. 789.
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