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Matriarch of the Rainforest: The Adventures & Work of Mildred E. Mathias

Matriarch of the Rainforest: The Adventures & Work of Mildred E. Mathias

UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Los Angeles

Mildred held many titles over the years: the world authority on carrots, one of the first female faculty members at UCLA, mother of four, inspired teacher, and author. Mildred’s life (1906-1995) was an adventurous one, where her curiosity and persistence moved her to shake the societal norms for women and to break into the academic […]

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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(310) 825-8260


For venue reservations: (310) 467-7980

707 Tiverton Drive
Los Angeles, CA
90095

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