13 Facts About Elizabeth Losey

Elizabeth Brown Losey was an American conservationist who is recognized as being the first female refuge biologist.

Elizabeth Losey graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in wildlife management and conservation in 1946.

Elizabeth Losey worked as a research assistant for the University of Michigan until 1952.

Elizabeth Losey created a series of teaching aids in wildlife management, including the Outline of upland game bird management.

Elizabeth Losey's assignment was to understand the importance of beavers in waterfowl management.

Elizabeth Losey was the first woman research biologist in the country.

Elizabeth Losey quit when she was told she was being transferred West, as by that time "romance had crept in".

Elizabeth Losey was only employed by the agency for three years, but built up a successful career as an ornithologist.

Elizabeth Losey travelled America and Canada taking photographs of fur trading posts and collecting Native American art, which was later donated to the DeVos Art Museum in Michigan.

Elizabeth Losey remained a volunteer at Seney National Wildlife Refuge until her death in 2005.

Elizabeth Losey wrote her final peer-reviewed paper at the age of 92 on the history of the Sharp-tailed Grouse, which was published after her death.

Elizabeth Losey was a lifetime sponsor of Delta Waterfowl Foundation.

Elizabeth Losey is regarded as a pioneer in gender equality within fieldwork.