Violet Dandridge

Violet Dandridge
Born
Serena Katherine Dandridge

(1878-03-15)March 15, 1878
DiedNovember 7, 1956(1956-11-07) (aged 78)
Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S.
Other namesSerena–Katherine Dandridge
Occupation(s)Scientific illustrator, naturalist, suffragist
MotherCaroline Dane "Danske" Bedinger Dandridge

Violet Dandridge was the pseudonym for Serena Katherine Dandridge (1878–1956), an American scientific illustrator, painter, naturalist, and suffragist. She was the Smithsonian Institution’s first female scientific illustrator.