Jessie G. Beach | |
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Born | October 5, 1887 |
Died | August 16, 1954
Fort Worth, Texas, US |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Occupation | museum aide |
Known for | one of the "Smithsonian women in science" |
Scientific career | |
Fields | paleontology |
Institutions | Smithsonian Institution |
Jessie G. Beach (1887 – 1954) [1] was an American paleontologist and museum aide. [2] She worked for the Smithsonian Institution's department of paleobiology at the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History). [3] [4] Beach is one of the notable "Smithsonian women in science", working at a time when very few women had these roles. [3]
Jessie G. Beach was born on October 5, 1887, in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, to parents Luella (née Wood) and Benjamin F. Beach. [5] [6] She was a Baptist. [5] Beach attended Baylor University, and George Washington University. [5] She received a B.S. and M.S. degree from George Washington University, where her graduate studies was focused on archaeology. [5]
From 1918 until 1920, Beach worked at the Smithsonian Institution as a typist, followed by a promotion to a museum aide which she remained at until her death in 1954. [3] In 1922, Beach traveled to France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, England, and Scotland in order to consult museums on their best cataloguing practices. [3] In 1945, Beach aided the head curator in preparing exhibitions which often meant proper labeling, describing scientific terms, cleaning, and rearranging displays. [3] She served as an aid to several departments and for several people including Charles E. Resser, Ray S. Bassler, and William F. Foshag. [3] Her work at the museum influenced the publishing of "Bryozoa of the Philippine Region" (1929), authored by Ferdinand Canu and Ray S. Bassler. [3]
Jessie G. Beach died in the hospital on August 16, 1954, in Fort Worth, Texas, after struggling with her health since April of the same year. [7] She was cremated in Dallas, [7] and has a gravestone at the Beach Cemetery in Johnsville, Texas.
Between 1929 and 1931, Beach wrote articles for the Evening Star newspaper in Washington, D.C. about new museum developments.
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Birth Date: 5 Oct 1887
Jessie G. Beach | |
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Born | October 5, 1887 |
Died | August 16, 1954
Fort Worth, Texas, US |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Occupation | museum aide |
Known for | one of the "Smithsonian women in science" |
Scientific career | |
Fields | paleontology |
Institutions | Smithsonian Institution |
Jessie G. Beach (1887 – 1954) [1] was an American paleontologist and museum aide. [2] She worked for the Smithsonian Institution's department of paleobiology at the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History). [3] [4] Beach is one of the notable "Smithsonian women in science", working at a time when very few women had these roles. [3]
Jessie G. Beach was born on October 5, 1887, in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, to parents Luella (née Wood) and Benjamin F. Beach. [5] [6] She was a Baptist. [5] Beach attended Baylor University, and George Washington University. [5] She received a B.S. and M.S. degree from George Washington University, where her graduate studies was focused on archaeology. [5]
From 1918 until 1920, Beach worked at the Smithsonian Institution as a typist, followed by a promotion to a museum aide which she remained at until her death in 1954. [3] In 1922, Beach traveled to France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, England, and Scotland in order to consult museums on their best cataloguing practices. [3] In 1945, Beach aided the head curator in preparing exhibitions which often meant proper labeling, describing scientific terms, cleaning, and rearranging displays. [3] She served as an aid to several departments and for several people including Charles E. Resser, Ray S. Bassler, and William F. Foshag. [3] Her work at the museum influenced the publishing of "Bryozoa of the Philippine Region" (1929), authored by Ferdinand Canu and Ray S. Bassler. [3]
Jessie G. Beach died in the hospital on August 16, 1954, in Fort Worth, Texas, after struggling with her health since April of the same year. [7] She was cremated in Dallas, [7] and has a gravestone at the Beach Cemetery in Johnsville, Texas.
Between 1929 and 1931, Beach wrote articles for the Evening Star newspaper in Washington, D.C. about new museum developments.
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Birth Date: 5 Oct 1887