Episode 072 - Helia Bravo Hollis | Botanist

Alternate Title: Bravo, Helia!

Emma tells Emlyn about the famous botanist and Queen of Cacti, Helia Bravo Hollis!

 

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Sources

Main Story - Helia Bravo Hollis

1. Aguilar-Rocha, M. A lifetime among Cacti: Helia Bravo-Hollis – Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. Natural History Museum. Bravo Hollis, Helia (1901-2001) on JSTOR. 
3. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Mexican Revolution". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-Revolution.  
4.  Lopez, Alberto. Helia Bravo Hollis, la reina de los cactus. El País. 2018.
5. Salcedo Meza, Concepción. Helia Bravo Hollis. ¿Cómoves? 2001.
6. Morales-Sandoval, Jesús & Scheinvar, Leia. (2019). The Cactus Explorer Cactus People Histories. Who is Helia Bravo-Hollis?. 2019. 16-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334316889_The_Cactus_Explorer_Cactus_People_Histories_Who_is_Helia_Bravo-Hollis
7. Bravo-Hollis, Helia. Memorias de una vida y una profesión. Mexico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, 2004. 

Women who Work

• Pan, YY., Nara, M., Löwemark, L. et al. The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm preserved in northeast Taiwan. Sci Rep 11, 1174 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79311-0 
• Yu-Yen Pan, Masakazu Nara, Ludvig Löwemark, Olmo Miguez-Salas, Björn Gunnarson, Yoshiyuki Iizuka, Tzu-Tung Chen, Shahin E. Dashtgard. The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm preserved in northeast Taiwan. Scientific Reports, 2021; 11 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79311-0
• Pennichnus formasae: Homes of Ancient Bobbit Worm were Discovered! https://youtu.be/2ik3L_R9dDA 

 

Music 

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

“Work” by Rihanna

 

Cover Image

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