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Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857. This is one of the firstinstances of a woman engaging in any aspect of marine biology.In: Maury, M. F., 1858. ...Wind and Current Charts. Vol. I, Eighth Edition,New and Enlarged. Plate XXIX. PP. 219-220 for Toynbee letter. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collections)