Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists

by Marcia Bonta

Book Overview

Men generally dominated the study of the outdoors in the late eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries. But there were women in the field, too. Marcia Myers Bonta gives biographies of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890964890
• ISBN13: 9780890964897
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An inspiring account of lives of American women naturalists

These biographies of American women naturalists bring to light the large number of women who made important contributions to the natural history of North America, often receiving little credit for their work. As a woman who has long waited through the raising of a family for the opportunity to become a field biologist, I found the stories of these women's bold expeditions, often made alone, through tropics, across wild rivers, and over steep mountains, searching for undiscovered plants, insects, and birds inspiring. The women in these accounts practiced patient and exact science in their studies, and won credit for their work despite prevailing prejudices against women as scientists. What prejudices still exist today? What self-doubts still remain for women naturalists today? This book inspires me with confidence in my new direction. I would recommend it for all women naturalists amateur and professional, and especially for those in their teens who are considering a career in natural sciences.