Mary Elizabeth Mikahala Robinson Foster (September 20, 1844 – December 29, 1930) was a Hawaiian philanthropist, and known as the first Hawaiian Buddhist.
On her death, she donated her substantial gardens to the city of Honolulu, and they later became the Foster Botanical Garden.
Author: credited to Bernice P. Bishop Museum, judging from the studio background the photo was probably taken by Charles L. Weed.
Source: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/454 Hawaiian Journal of History page 172 of volume 30, 1996, article Theosophy, Culture, and Politics in Honolulu, 1890-1920 by Frank Karpiel
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