Edith Patch Focus of Entomology Today Article
Edith Patch, a major figure in entomology at the University of Maine from 1904–37, was featured in an Entomology Today article on famous female entomologists. Patch was the first female president of the Entomological Society of America, was the head of the Entomology Department at UMaine and published several works including “Food Plant Catalogue of the Aphids of the World,” according to the article. “After being employed for more than 30 interesting and pleasant years as a research entomologist, I shall never discourage any capable young woman — with a real desire for the work — from preparing for it,” Patch had said.