ABSTRACT
Alice Boring was a part of the mainstream of American zoology. A member of a select cadre of women scientists, she was a professional in the best sense of the word. She possessed a doctorate, studied under well-known teachers, published in professional journals, participated in scientific societies, and earned her living from science. Her scientific interests, including the relationship of the chromosomes to heredity, reproductive biology, and the classifying of hitherto undescribed animals coincided with those of her colleagues. By participating in the foundation-supported expansion of American zoology beyond the North American continent, she experienced an additional career dimension.
