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Darwin as mentor

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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…

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  • … Letter 8140 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [3 January 1872] Darwin congratulates his son for …
  • … Letter 8146 - Darwin to Treat, M., [5 January 1872] Darwin praises Mary Treat’s …
  • … journal”. Letter 8171 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L., [21 January 1872] Darwin …

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…

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  • … South Africa. Letter 6736 - Gray, A. & J. L to Darwin, [8 & 9 May 1869] …
  • … Letter 8676 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] Mary Treat details her …
  • … Letter 8683 - Roberts, D. to Darwin, [17 December 1872] Dora Roberts reports an …
  • … can. Letter 8144 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [5 January 1872] Darwin …
  • … 8168 - Ruck, A. R . to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] Amy Ruck reports the results …
  • … Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin asks his …
  • … worm casting ridges. Letter 8169 - Wedgwood, L. to Darwin, [20 January, 1872] …
  • … 8427 - Darwin to Litc hfield, H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
  • … 8153  - Darwin to  Darwin, W. E., [9 January 1872] Darwin thanks his son William …
  • …  - Weir, H. W. to Darwin, [28 March 1868] Harrison Weir passes on information on the …
  • … Letter 8676  - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] Mary Treat details her …

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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  • … Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] Reade tells Darwin of his plans to …
  • … Letter 8341 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [20 May 1872] Reade tells Darwin of his …