Graceanna Lewis

Graceanna Lewis
BornAugust 3, 1821
DiedFebruary 25, 1912
Occupation(s)school teacher, activist, naturalist, illustrator
Parents
  • Esther Fussell Lewis
  • John Lewis

Illustration of Lewis from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography in 1899
The white-edged oriole named ''Icterus graceannae' in Graceanna's honor
Lewis' home on Gayley Street in Media, Pennsylvania in December 2010

Graceanna Lewis (August 3, 1821 – February 25, 1912) was an American naturalist, illustrator, and social reformer. An expert in the field of ornithology, Lewis is remembered as a pioneer female American scientist as well as an activist in the anti-slavery, temperance, and women's suffrage movements.


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