Mischievous creatures : the forgotten sisters who transformed early American science
by McNeur, Catherine (Author)
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"The nineteenth century was a transformative period in the history of American science, as scientific study, once the domain of armchair enthusiasts and amateurs, became the purview of professional experts and institutions. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur shows that women were c... Full description
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English
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English
Edition
First edition.
Subjects
Morris, Margaretta Hare, > 1797-1867.
Morris, Elizabeth Carrington, > 1795-1865.
Botanists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Entomologists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Women scientists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Women scientists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.