Botanical entanglements : women, natural science, and the arts in eighteenth-century England /

Sagal, Anna K., 1985-

Botanical entanglements : women, natural science, and the arts in eighteenth-century England / Anna K. Sagal. - ix, 281 pages : [6] color illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (257-272) and index.

"This book examines the subversive ways in which women made their mark on the scientific landscape of eighteenth-century England. By taking advantage of intersections between domesticity, femininity, and nature, the writers and artists of this study laid claim to a specific authority on naturalist subjects, ranging from botany to entomology to natural history more broadly"--

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Natural history--History--England--18th century.
Women naturalists--History--England--18th century.
Art and natural history--History--England--18th century.
Natural history literature--Women authors.

QH21.G7 / S24 2022

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