Laurette Séjourné
publication date: Saturday, January 24, 2009 (part of Round XXXVII)
category: 
Education
clue: If you spent most of your time studying a flying snake, you'd also want to set up a classroom there just to keep your sanity.
explanation: Séjourné was an Aztec historian specializing in the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. In her later years, she worked to bring education to the native population of southern Mexico. more…
solved by: no one!
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