Draft:Mabel Illingworth
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Mabel Illingworth (1879 – 1955)[1] was a rabbit breeder credited with the creation of the Lilac and Blue Imperial breeds. She is credited as the first woman to create a rabbit breed.[2]
She contributed a specimen of the Blue Imperial rabbit breed to the Natural History Museum, London in 1905.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Illingworth, Mabel (1879-1955) rabbit breeder". Trinity College Cambridge. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Whitman, Bob D. (October 2004). Domestic Rabbits & Their Histories: Breeds of the World. Leawood, KS: Leathers Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58597-275-3.
- ^ Lydekker, R. (August 19, 1905). Robinson, E. Kay (ed.). "Additions to the Natural History Museum". The Country-Side. Vol. 1, no. 14.
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