Cultivators: Sophie Lutterlough

Womanica

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Sophie Lutterlough (1910-2009) was an American entomologist who spent 40 years working at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She started out as the museum’s first woman elevator operator, and eventually became an entomologist.

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