Sarah P. Monks
Sarah Preston Monks (1841–1926) was an American naturalist, educator, scientific illustrator, and poet, based for much of her career in
San Pedro, California. Monks was the first zoology instructor at
Los Angeles State Normal School, a precursor to the
University of California, Los Angeles, where she taught for over 20 years, and published on diverse topics including reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and marine biology.
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