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Vera Norwood

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2000

Abstract

The most famous figure in Kindred Nature is Beatrix Potter, the author of the Peter Rabbit stories. Potter's talents in mycology and scientific illustration are less well known. Moreover, why Potter turned from her pursuits in nature study to write animal stories for children has been given very little attention. Feminist historians of science are beginning to examine the life stories of women like Potter to expand our understandings of women's contributions to the biological sciences. Barbara Gates practices such a retrieval in her study of British women's roles in nature study and appreciation during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

ISSN

0021-1753

Volume

91

Issue

3

First Page

604

Language (ISO)

English

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Keywords

Barbara Gates

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