. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 9: 1996. Frances at 40, painted by Ted Watson, a colleague at Fairey Aviation. contribute to the London Wildlife Trust, the Wildlife Society and the London Natural History Society. Her childhood fascination with dinosaur bones was repaid when she became a founder and committee member of the Friends of the Natural History Museum. In 1962 Frances joined the BENHS, which was then the "South London", and during her membership she contributed greatly to the Society. During the 1980s F
. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 9: 1996. Frances at 40, painted by Ted Watson, a colleague at Fairey Aviation. contribute to the London Wildlife Trust, the Wildlife Society and the London Natural History Society. Her childhood fascination with dinosaur bones was repaid when she became a founder and committee member of the Friends of the Natural History Museum. In 1962 Frances joined the BENHS, which was then the "South London", and during her membership she contributed greatly to the Society. During the 1980s Frances was Secretary of the Society and in 1989 became President—the first and (so far) only woman to be appointed to the position. Later she was one of the BENHS representatives on the Joint Committee for the Conservation of British Insects (later Invertebrates). It was during her presidency that the Society received news that it would have to quit its long-held rooms at the Alpine Club in Mayfair's South Audley Street, and Frances spent much time and effort finding new premises for the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Entomological and Natural History Society. [London] : British Entomological and Natural History Society
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