Background
She was born in Hammonton, New Jersey.
She was born in Hammonton, New Jersey.
She received a bachelor"s degree from Maryville College (1937). Her Masters (botany, 1939) and Doctor of Philosophy (botany and mycology, 1941) were earned at the University of North Carolina. In 1941-1942, she was a Carnegie Fellow, and in 1951, she was a Guggenheim Fellow.
Barksdale worked at the Department of Antibiotic Research of the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan (1943-1952) and at the New York Botanical Garden.