Revealing new worlds
Subtitle: three Victorian women naturalists
By: Suzanne Le-May Sheffield.
Series: Women in science; Women in science (Harwood Academic Publishers)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873.; North, Marianne, 1830-1890.; Ormerod, Eleanor A. 1828-1901.; Women naturalists -- Great Britain.; Women in science -- Great Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-239) and index.
Based on the author's thesis titled: Beyond the mask of gender: three Victorian scientist-naturalists (Ph. D., York University, 1997).
Table of contents: title: sec. 1. Margaret Gatty (1809-1873). ch. 1. For the love of seaweeds: 'Mrs. Alfred Gatty' and woman's place in science. ch. 2. "Monarch of all she surveys": Margaret Gatty's career as a naturalist; title: sec. 2. Marianne North (1830-1890). ch. 3. Finding a new life: Marianne North as daughter, patron and traveler. ch. 4. Painting outside the lines: Marianne North's botanical art; title: sec. 3. Eleanor Anne Ormerod (1828-1901). ch. 5. "A lady entomologist": Eleanor Anne Ormerod and the politics of gender in science. ch. 6. "Not wholly separate": Eleanor Anne Ormerod as popularizer and professional entomologist; title: Conclusion: Re-imagining Victorian women naturalists.