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Revealing New Worlds - Three Victorian Women Naturalists (Paperback)
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Revealing New Worlds - Three Victorian Women Naturalists (Paperback)
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The story of nineteenth-century science often tells a tale of a
masculinized professionalizing domain. Scientific man increasingly
pushed women out, marginalized them and constructed them as
naturally feminine creatures incapable of intellectual work,
particularly scientific work. Yet many women participated in
various scientific endeavours throughout the century. This work
asks why, when the waters were so inviting, did women dive deeply
into the swirling maelstrom of scientific practice, scientific
controversies and scientific writing? Victorian women certainly
recognised that male naturalists were not always willing to welcome
them warmly into their inner sanctum of scientific work honour and
prestige. Moreover, they recognised the existence of a more general
social stigma that thwarted any woman's participation in
intellectual endeavours. However, their fascination with algology,
botany and entomology led Margaret Gatty, Marianne North and
Eleanor Ormerod to reach beyond acceptable gendered roles, to
undertake field work, to paint, write, popularize, experiment and
discover. Each exhibited a passion for their chosen field, a need
for intellectual, artistic and scientific work, and a desire for
scientific recognition and renown. This book examines the ability
of women to understand themselves and respond to their needs as
complex human beings. Within a framework of socially and
scientifically constructed norms, these Victorial women use d
science as a path to self-awareness and intellectual
accomplishment.
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