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Figure 20: Early method of bleaching cotton and linen goods on lawns
- 1884
Color plate illustrates an early method of bleaching cotton and linen goods on lawns. Two women stand amongst a vast landscape holding watering cans over strips of white cloth. Decorative frame is bordered by foliage…
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The Fairy-Land of Science
- 1883
Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This work, one of Buckley's…
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20 items
Plant Life
- Home College Series Number 53
- 1883
Characterized by a religious Christian tone, the publication provides an overview of plants geared towards a general audience. Includes a microbiological discussion of plant cells and some discussion of plant taxonomy…
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Letter from A. T. Kent to James Curtis Booth
- 1868-Oct-28
Mrs. A. T. Kent writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) on behalf of a young woman seeking an employment opportunity at the United States Mint. Booth notes his reply on the verso, "waited and watched [for an]…
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Kent, A. T.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Women employees, Sexism, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion
- 1864
Work by Charles R. Lohman and Joseph F. Trow, husband and brother respectively of American self-proclaimed female physician, Ann Trow Lohman (1811-1878), who sold contraceptives and provided abortions in New York City…
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Notes from chemistry lectures at Oxford Female College, 1862-1864
- 1862 – 1864
Lecture notes taken by Amanda C. Shanklin for a college-level chemistry course at Oxford Female College in Oxford, Ohio. The lectures were given by Orange Nash Stoddard (1812-1892), professor of natural science at…
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Free-blown glass breast pump
- 1850s
Long stem, round bottom flask with custom flange. Needle-size hole on opposite side of flange allows for release of pressure.
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Woman with passion flower
- Part of The Young Botanist
- 1835
Frontispiece illustration depicts a woman holding passion flowers with the caption "The passion flower belongs to the class monadelphia and order pentandria. See page 165." The flower she holds is painted yellow…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks, Women in art, Women botanists
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Plate 9: Butomus umbellatus
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. Class Enneandria, order Hexagynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 8: Daphne mezereum
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Class Octandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Thymelaeaceae, Mezereon, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 7: Galanthus nivalis
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. Class Hexandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Common snowdrop, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 6: Myosotis palustris
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of water mouse ear, Myosotis palustris, now known as the water forget-me-not. Class Pentandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 5: Ilex aquifolium
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common holly, Ilex aquifolium. Class Tetrandria, order Tetragynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Hollies, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 4: Crocus vernus
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of spring crocus, Crocus vernus. Class Triandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Crocuses, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 3: Veronica chamaedrys
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys. Class Diandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 2: Table of the Classes
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph with examples of the 24 botanical taxonomic classes: Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pentandria, Hexandria, Heptandria, Octandria, Enneandria, Decandria, Dodecandria, Icosandria,…
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 20: Cryptogamia
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph illustrating the class Cryptogamia, containing a fern, moss, lichen, seaweed, and mushroom.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Cryptogams, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 1: Parts of a Flower
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph illustrating the parts of a flower, using the example of the common wallflower. Included parts are the flower, cup, corolla or blossom, stamen, pistil, seed-vessel, and receptacle.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Cheiranthus cheiri, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 19: Bellis perennis
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of the common daisy, Bellis perennis. Class Syngenesia, order Polygamia superflua.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Daisies, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 18: Hypericum androsaemum
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum. Class Polyadelphia, order Polyandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 17: Lotus corniculatus
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Class Diadelphia, order Decandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Lotus corniculatus, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 16: Malva sylvestris
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. Class Monadelphia, order Polyandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject High mallow, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 15: Cheiranthus cheiri
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri. Class Tetradynamia, order Siliquosa.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Cheiranthus cheiri, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 14: Glechoma hederacea
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea. Class Didynamia, order Gymnospermia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Ground ivy, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 13: Papaver rhoeas
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of the common red poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Class Polyandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Poppies, Botany, Papaveraceae, Women botanists, Scientific illustration