Jean Reese Worthley (February 23, 1925 – April 9, 2017) was an American naturalist. She hosted Maryland Public Broadcasting's

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'' Hodgepodge Lodge'' and co-hosted '' On Nature's Trail''. She also wrote ''The Complete Family Nature Guide'', which was published in 1976.

Education

Worthley graduated from Franklin High School in 1940. At the age of 15, she enrolled at

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where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1944. She later attended University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by a

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. In 1948, Worthley graduated with a master's degree in entomology and

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. The next year, at University of Maryland, College Park, she took graduate courses in

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and childhood studies.

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