One hundred years ago, women ornithologists in the Neotropics were a rare find! For this reason, I was excited to collaborate on a recent project highlighting the ornithological contributions of a poorly known woman ornithologist active during the early 20th century. This woman, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kerr, was a bird and mammal collector who traveled extensively in Colombia. Despite her notable contributions to Colombian ornithology, she is not mentioned in texts on the history of ornithology for the region. Therefore, we took on the task of investigating this woman and bringing light to her legacy (Soto-Patiño et al. 2023). By telling her story we hope to raise awareness for the often overlooked yet important contributions of women scientists and the biases and barriers that women in science face.