Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine R.S. Hodges

Elaine R.S. Hodges, scientific illustrator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1965–1996, made drawings of insects and other organisms that were frequently used by Smithsonian scientists. She was a founder of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and edited the Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration (1989). #Groundbreaker

Image of a woman holding a book in front of a sign that reads: JUST PUBLISHED. An image of the book

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