On Her Own Terms
Subtitle: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780520227262
Subjects: American studies; Biography: general; History of science; Women's studies; History; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Zoologists; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Scientists - General; Women; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography; 1867-1950; Alexander, Annie Montague,; United States
First sentence: The death of her father in Africa in 1904 served as the catalyst for Annie Montague Alexander to found the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology on the Berkeley campus.
Description: "At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, amateur naturalist, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, farmer, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. Barbara R.

Stein presents a luminous portrait of this remarkable woman, a pioneer who helped shape the world of science in California, yet whose name has been little known until now."--BOOK JACKET.