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Darwin's 1874 letters go online
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The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
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- … quietly, as not signifying so much. ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) At the …
- … subject & that must be enough for me ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) …
- … five times more time than the positive ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ) …
- … of Utricularia montana sent to him by Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill: I have hardly …
- … the work which you have to do— ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 November [1874] ) Darwin …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … in my life than this day’s work Lady Dorothy Nevill supplied Darwin with a specimen of …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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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,…
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- … Abberley, John (1) Abbot, F. E. (17) …
- … Maurice (3) Albrecht, R. F. (3) …
- … Bushell (1) Ansell, G. F. (1) Ansted …
- … Appleton, T. G. (6) Arnold, F. S. (2) …
- … (2) Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) …
- … Austen, J. T. (5) Austin, A. D. (2) …
- … W. W. (4) Baillie, A. F. (1) …
- … Alexander (b) (1) Baird, S. F. (1) …
- … Balch, C. L. (3) Baldwin, J. D. (2) …
- … Barber, M. E. (1) Baring, F. T. (1) …
- … Joachim (1) Barrett, W. F. (1) …
- … Frederick (1) Batalin, A. F. (2) …
- … Edouard (3) Bergstedt, C. F. (1) …
- … Institut (1) Biddulph, F. M. (1) …
- … V. W. (1) Billinghurst, H. F. (1) …
- … Brooks, W. C. (1) Brown, D. J. (1) …
- … Dudley (1) Campbell, G. D. (3) Canby …
- … & Galpin (1) Caton, J. D. (9) …
- … Mary (1) Conway, M. D. (9) Conybeare …
- … B. A. E. (1) Cooper, J. D. (2) …
- … James (40) Crick, W. D. (11) Crier, …
- … Crotch, G. R. (4) Crotch, W. D. (5) …
- … Curzon, A. N. H. (1) D. Appleton & Co (30) …
- … Damseaux, A. (1) Dana, J. D. (32) …
- … C. L. (2) Doedes, N. D. (5) Dohrn, …
- … Neumayr, Melchior (6) Nevill, D. F. (33) …
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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Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
