Heads up to Cynthia Longfield (1896 - 1991), author of
The Dragonflies of the Britsh Isles (1937). Read her fascinating biography here. Intrepid is the word. She never married. At the age of 14, Longfield became exasperated with her education, and said to her mother "Must I go on learning this absolute footling history?" Her mother asked "What do you want to learn?”, "Science" , she replied.

Someone should make a movie. I can see Glenda Jackson striding through the role.