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Cornelia Clarke. Photo courtesy of the Grinnell Historical Museum, via Wikipedia
Dozens of photographic negatives taken about a century ago by Iowa scientist Cornelia Clarke are now published online by the State Archives of Iowa.
Driving the news: Clarke, who died in 1936, was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame last month.
State of play: Clarke was one of the first women in the state to document Iowa botanicals, but her work was largely lost until 2017.
🐱 Thought bubble: Clarke had a sense of humor, evident in photos of cats she dressed as humans.