In an article and book review published in The Guardian in 2003, Richard Dawkins excitedly reported that “an obscure letter in a library” suggested that Charles Darwin was the forefather not only of the theory of evolution but also of modern genetics. The letter to which he referred was written by Darwin to fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mary Treat’
The Darwin and gender project goes transatlantic!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cambridge University, Collaboration, Darwin, Gender, Harvard, Home Studies in Nature, Mary Treat, Science, Tina Gianquitto, Women on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Our research into Mary Treat has been given a boost in the form of associate professor of nineteenth-century science and Mary Treat expert Tina Gianquitto of the Colorado School of Mines who has generously offered us her help. In collaboration with both our Cambridge and Harvard offices, Tina has provided an article on the role of domesticity and Darwin in [...]
The ‘Darwin and Gender’ project is under way!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cambridge University, Darwin, Gender, Mary Treat, Zephyranthes Treatiae on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dr Philippa Hardman has been appointed research associate for the gender stream of the Darwin Correspondence Project and is in the process of researching the life, works and achievements of Mary Treat — a nature writer and naturalist from Vineland, New Jersey. Treat corresponded with Charles Darwin more than any other of his women correspondents and is [...]
