Exploring the contributions of women to the field of botany both before and during the early Victorian period, this volume shows how early ideas of botany as a leisure pursuit gave women opportunities to publish their views. However, the professionalization of botany by the 1830s saw a division between "polite" botany, for women; and botanical science, for men. Despite this division, women continued to participate in botanical activities, both at home and abroad, as fern collectors, teachers, marine botanists, and colonial ...
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Exploring the contributions of women to the field of botany both before and during the early Victorian period, this volume shows how early ideas of botany as a leisure pursuit gave women opportunities to publish their views. However, the professionalization of botany by the 1830s saw a division between "polite" botany, for women; and botanical science, for men. Despite this division, women continued to participate in botanical activities, both at home and abroad, as fern collectors, teachers, marine botanists, and colonial wives commissioned to send home specimens for imperial projects.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x9; The Johns Hopkins University Press; Baltimore, 1996. Hardcover. A Very Good, purple cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, stress crease to spine, bit cocked, some discoloration along bottom board and spine edges, crimping to spine edges, few dog-eared pages, few small scuff marks and very mild scattered foxing to text block edges, small soiled speck bottom front pastedown, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some fading and crease to spine, small tear mid front panel at turn, crease bottom front flap corner, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 301pp., epilogue, notes, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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