There are already tons of lists of women naturalists, so I’ll just provide some links for your reading pleasure. I hope you will find something to enjoy here. Is there someone left out? Let me know!
https://myexquisiteflorida.com/?p=3727
https://www.wilderness.org/articles/article/11-women-who-made-wilderness-history
https://www.audubon.org/news/getting-over-rosalie
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/meet-eight-female-conservation-scientists-who-inform-and-inspire/
I *literally* just learned about Dr. Jeanette Davis on February 18. Dr. Davis, a marine microbiologist, received her PhD from University of Maryland, where she works doing marine drug discovery. You can learn more here.