"Good observers of nature" American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 / [electronic resource] :
Tina Gianquitto.
- Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007.
- xii, 216 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
Introduction. The languages of nature : an overview -- Botany's beautiful arrangement : Almira Phelps and Enlightenment science -- The pressure of hidden causes : Margaret Fuller and Romantic science -- The noble designs of nature : Susan Fenimore Cooper, natural science, and the picturesque aesthetic -- Spiders, ants, and carnivorous plants : Mary Treat and evolutionary science -- Epilogue. Human homes in nature's household : the emergence of a conservation ethic.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women naturalists--History--United States--19th century. Women botanists--History--United States--19th century. Natural history--History--United States--19th century. Nature in literature--History--United States--19th century. Botany in literature--History--United States--19th century.