Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science

The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth...
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Author: Catherine McNeur
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Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science by McNeur, Catherine

Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science

¥7,355

Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science

¥7,355
Author: Catherine McNeur
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth century

In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and work of Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris, sisters and scientists in early America. Margaretta, an entomologist, was famous among her peers and the public for her research on seventeen-year cicadas and other troublesome insects. Elizabeth, a botanist, was a prolific illustrator and a trusted supplier of specimens to the country's leading experts. Together, their discoveries helped fuel the growth and professionalization of science in antebellum America. But these very developments confined women in science to underpaid and underappreciated roles for generations to follow, erasing the Morris sisters' contributions along the way.

Mischievous Creatures is an indelible portrait of two unsung pioneers, one that places women firmly at the center of the birth of American science.

Author: Catherine McNeur
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541674172


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/28/2023

About the Author
Catherine McNeur is an associate professor of history at Portland State University in Oregon and the author of Taming Manhattan. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Society for Environmental History's George Perkins Marsh Prize. She lives in Portland, Oregon.  

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