Wharton died on November 28, 1991, in Lexington, Kentucky
This is so sad.
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until her death in 1991,
This may seem unimportant, but what did she die from?
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Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky (1971) and Shrubs of Kentucky (1973),
Are these movies or books?
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harton was involved in environmental activism
I wish you were more specific about what kind of activism she was in. Like what did she do?
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Beginning in the late 1950s, Wharton bought parcels of land on the Kentucky River
This is so exciting because back in those days women weren't allowed to buy land, so this is super rare.
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two field guides,
What are field guides are they like books?
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Besides being an avid plant collector, Wharton was also a writer.
I don't have much to say about this one, however I love that she loves plants.
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In 1942, she collected a dewberry from Montgomery County, Kentucky which proved to be a new species; it was named Rubus whartoniae in her honor.
She was really successful. I love that this highlights what women are really capable of.
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In 1916, the family moved to Lexington.
This sentence just seem to fit right here. Maybe put it somewhere else, or let it flow through with other sentence by coming up with another sentence between the one.
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botanist
What is this exactly?
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