Abstract
An investigation into women’s involvement with botany in the eighteenth century
invariably leads to the culture of letters. The Duchess of Portland (1715-1785)
compiled notebooks on natural history, but it is her letters that allow us to uncover
social networks and document the circulation of ideas involving botany and plant
collecting
invariably leads to the culture of letters. The Duchess of Portland (1715-1785)
compiled notebooks on natural history, but it is her letters that allow us to uncover
social networks and document the circulation of ideas involving botany and plant
collecting
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 12-29 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Literature and Science |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- botany letters women