Re: your mail

Bob Beer (bbeer@u.washington.edu)
Thu, 7 Oct 1993 08:44:42 -0700 (PDT)

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> In my observation, the cactus and succulent crowd contains about an even mix
> of males to females. However, nearly all the "big names" in cac.&succ. are
> men (with a few notable exceptions, ie. Helia-Bravo, with her three vol.
> Cactaceae of Mexico).
> Virtually ALL cactus-heads are senior citizens.

Hmmm. Not here - Almost our entire active membership in the Cascade
Cactus and Succulent society are 30's to 50's.

This may prove to have regional variations as well.

Bob
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