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Beatrix Potter is best remembered for her charming tales of Peter Rabbit, but did you know she also studied #science?

Potter collected & examined beetles, butterflies, plants, bird eggs, shells, rocks, fossils & especially fungi. She conducted experiments & wrote a scientific paper with her own illustrations, presented at the Linnean Society of London. However, as a woman in the Victorian era, she couldn’t even attend the meeting. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/arts/design/beatrix-potter-peter-rabbit-science.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #HistoryRemix #history #art #books

Potter aged fifteen with her springer spaniel, Spot. Source: Wikipedia
Drawings by Potter of a ground beetle, Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London, via Frederick Warne & Co Ltd

Beatrix Potter Is More Than the Creator of Peter Rabbit

An exhibition in Nashville of Beatrix Potter’s works explores her love of the world of science and the challenges facing women of the Victorian era.
Tanya Mohn (The New York Times)
#art #books #science #history #historyremix
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Christian Graus
Christian Graus
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the word scientist was created to define a woman
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
Sheril Kirshenbaum
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@ChristianGraus

Indeed https://mastodon.social/@Sheril/110122953430384426

Sheril Kirshenbaum

2023-04-01 09:55:17


At 14, Mary Fairfax (later Mary Somerville) studied algebra & mathematics, defying her father’s wishes.

Eventually, she began experimenting & writing about #science. Her interests spanned fields from astronomy to chemistry to physics. Mary published articles & books & is now celebrated as a mathematician, scientist & writer.

Along with Caroline Herschel (see earlier #HistoryRemix post), she became one of the first 2 honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.3817


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erol_foret
erol_foret
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Very nice drawing of a male Carabus nemoralis adhesive phaneres. Even though it is a medium-sized beetle, one hardly figures out the performance, that's achieved here, as only candle light and low magnification lenses were available at that time.👌
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Experiencer (Mastodon)
Experiencer (Mastodon)
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didn't know this at all

I also live in an area that has a shop named after her, which is a bit embarrassing

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shrawe
shrawe
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Get the book __Headstrong__, by Rachel Swaby, which has the stories of many women who have been "under-remembered" for their multiple accomplishments.
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Isness
Isness
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Should I be able to see the “alt” objects attached to this post? Is something wrong with this server or the Mastodon infrastructure in general? There are so many posts like this!
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shrawe
shrawe
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Women can never assume that their minds Key to acceptance while HIStory is still dominated by those who gain by disallowing women's accomplishments. Too many stories go untold or unnoticed.

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