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Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
- … variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of letters on …
- … May 1859] Darwin expresses anxiety over Hooker’s suggestion that his writing style might …
- … H. E., [8 February 1870] Darwin seeks Henrietta’s editorial help with chapters three and …
- … got hold of it first. Darwin’s female readership Letter …
- … with which to work. She has transcribed parts of Darwin’s papers, including diagrams, to share with …
- … Darwin about a new "epistolary acquaintance" of his, Sara Hennell . Hennell's …
- … range of evidence in order to raise questions about Darwin’s conclusions, in particular his …
- … - Barnard, A. to Darwin, [30 March 1871] J. S. Henslow’s daughter, Anne, responds to …
- … Frances Wedgwood offers critical comments on Darwin’s work on self-regard. She asks Henrietta act as …
- … The poet Emily Pfeiffer responds critically to Darwin’s theory of sexual selection. She has read …
- … selection for debates over marriage. Since reading Darwin’s work a “flood of questions” have …
- … to as such questions “seem almost...out of a woman’s natural thinking”. Letter 8778 …
- … a fight between boatmen, which reminded her of Darwin’s comments on anger and the showing of teeth …
- … Charlotte Pape responds to Darwin and Galton’s works on heredity. She is investigating whether …
- … Insectivorous Plants . Darwin responds to Sophia’s questions and is pleased that his work has …
- … Caroline Kennard responds critically to Darwin’s theory of sexual difference in Descent . …
Science: A Man’s World?
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Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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- … Discussion Questions | Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth …
- … [6 September 1862] Claparède acknowledges Darwin’s approval of his review of Origin …
- … March 1863] Darwin secretly passes on Henrietta’s insightful comments on Lyell’s …
- … Jnr. seeks Darwin-family support for Elizabeth Garrett’s candidacy for the position of Professorship …
- … selection for debates about marriage. Since reading Darwin’s work a “flood of questions” have …
- … to as such questions “seem almost out of a woman’s natural thinking”. Letter 8079 - …
- … L., [18 October 1881] Darwin advises his niece’s friend, Mrs Forsyth, on how best to …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
