Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia, 85: 128-143, 2019 © 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia Women in Brazilian mammalogy: the pioneers and the prominent members S of the Brazilian Society of Mammalogy aio NS leandra MR Bezerra na azar E ¹ Mastozoologia, Coordenação de Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, MPEG, Belém, PA, Brazil. ² Setor de Mastozoologia, Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. * Corresponding Author:
[email protected] abstract: Despite the relatively short history of the Brazilian Society of Mammalogy (SBMz) with its 31 years, some remarkable women made significant contributions, not only to the SBMz, but also to the Brazilian mammalogy in general. Even before the consolidation of the SBMz, several women, regardless of their position in the society and academy, developed and participated in activities that were essential to the current knowledge on Neotropical mammalogy. To highlight the contributions of such women and her successors in Mammalogy, we describe the careers and accomplishments of 21 women in short biographical notes. Our selection includes women that worked from the early 20th century until the beginnings of the 21st century in two categories: SBMz’s members and relevant non-members. We shall not forget the Archduchess Leopoldine of Austria, an educated and natural sciences enthusiast that, through her marriage with the Crown Prince D. Pedro I of Brazil, literally brought in her “wedding baggage” the opening to the natural history knowledge of Brazil in early XIX century. Key-Words: Emilie Snethlage; Leopoldine of Austria; Neotropical mammalogy; Research; 20th century. resumo: Mulheres na mastozoologia brasileira: as pioneiras e a Sociedade Brasileira de Mastoozologia.