Early Life
Wanda Farr (née Kirkbride) was born near New Matamoras, Ohio in 1895. When she was four years old, her father died and she and her mother went to live with Wanda's grandparents in New Matamoras. Wanda's great grandfather, Dr. Samuel Richardson, was a physician who lived in the same town. He helped cultivate Wanda's interest in science, in particular in plants and growing things.
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