flora patterson

First D.C. Cherry Trees Nearly Lost to Pests
First D.C. Cherry Trees Nearly Lost to Pests
First D.C. Cherry Trees Nearly Lost to Pests
The very popular Hidden Figures movie showcased the women who were instrumental in NASA, but did you know that you visit Washington D.C. and see the cherry trees, you can also thank a woman who couldn’t even vote.   Flora Patterson worked for the Bureau of Entomology who inspected the first shipment of cherry trees in 1910 from Japan.   B...