Mary Alice McWhinnie (1922-1980)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5739]

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Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1962

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5739

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Summary

Mary Alice McWhinnie (1922-1980) was a professor of biology at DePaul University and a world-renowned authority on krill when she began working on research ships off-shore in 1962, when this photograph was taken. The National Science Foundation eventually allowed her to winter over at McMurdo Station and in 1974, she became the first American woman to serve as chief scientist at an Antarctic research station.

Subject

  • McWhinnie, Mary A
  • DePaul University

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5739

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1962

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Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Biology

Place

Antarctica

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5739]

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