Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_9793,size=200,left] William and Lucile Mann forged a natural history career together, combining his skills as a scientist and institution builder with her skills as a writer and publicist.William Mann ran away from his Helena, Montana, home as a child to join the circus. John Ringling discouraged his interests and advised him to pursue
Description: While Lucile Mann’s contributions to zoological history have often been reduced to her work raising infant animals, her work with the National Zoo and resulting publications demonstrate that her legacy should be reexamined.
Description: [view in English][edan-image:id=siris_sic_9793,size=200,left]William y Lucile Mann juntos construyeron una carrera en las ciencias naturales. Combinaron los conocimientos científicos y contactos institucionales de él con el talento como escritora y publicista de ella.De niño, William Mann se escapó de su casa, en Helena, Montana, con la ilusión de trabajar en el circo, pero
Description: As part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, meet a few women in science who have broken gender barriers at the Smithsonian and in their respective fields.