People: Muriel Wheldale (1880-1932)

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Wheldale quickly won the admiration of her male colleagues for the acuity of her genetic and biochemical insights: 2. Genes and Genius 

Art met science in Wheldale’s research, which testifies to the delight she found in the dazzling beauty of the flowers she studied: 3. 'Radiant like Gems' - Wheldale's Flowers 

Romance also bloomed at Cambridge, in ways that had a direct influence on both her work and private life: 4. Research and Romance 

Much of what we know of Wheldale comes through others, like the prism through which she herself regarded her botanical subjects: 5. A Closed Book 

Wheldale’s short but colourful life featured tribulations and triumphs in equal measure: 6. Trials and Tribulations 

Image: University Archives, Cambridge