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Today is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science #February11! On this special day, we're excited to announce an upcoming campaign to celebrate women in natural history! Join us 8-31 March this #WomensHistoryMonth for #HerNaturalHistory. More ➡️ https://t.co/3VoXDu0AAG
"Illustrations of British Mycology" (1847-55) illustrates & describes species collected by Anna Maria Hussey & her sister, Frances Reed. The 2 volumes contain 140 plates. Explore the work in #BHLib thanks to @NYBG ➡️ https://t.co/5xmosD6XPn #FungiFriday #5WomenArtists 🍄🍄
Matilda Smith is one of the artists featured in our 2019 "Female Illustrators in Natural History" #ColorOurCollections coloring book. Download for free here ➡️ https://t.co/olM6Hhyanh
Matilda Smith illustrated more than 2,300 plates for Curtis's Botanical Magazine — the world's longest running botanical magazine. Explore some of her #SciArt in our Flickr ➡️ https://t.co/Ejbwc19AF0 #womeninscience #5WomenArtists
Orchard swallowtail #butterflies (Papilio aegeus). #SciArt by Edward Donovan for his "Epitome of the Natural History of the #Insects of New Holland, #NewZealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, et al" (1805). Contributed in #BHLib by @aucklandmuseum ➡️ https://t.co/gGqsdN2fu6 🦋
The Scott sisters, Harriet Scott Morgan and Helena Scott Forde, produced #SciArt for many books on the #biodiversity of their native Australia. They are both featured in our 2019 #ColorOurCollections book, free to download ➡️ https://t.co/olM6Hhyanh #5WomenArtists
Mary Emily Eaton was employed as an illustrator by @NYBG, where she was the principal illustrator for their publication, "Addisonia". She is perhaps best-known for illustrating "The Cactaceae". Her #SciArt is featured in our #ColorOurCollections book ➡️ https://t.co/olM6Hhyanh
Happy #FloraFriday! The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) has sacred meaning in both Buddhism and Hinduism. #SciArt by Mary Ann Burnett for her series "Plantæ Utiliores", Vol. 2 (1845), coauthored with Gilbert Thomas Burnett. In #BHLib via @FieldMuseum ➡️ https://t.co/206GVccJRe 🌸🌺🌸
"Spongiaires de la mer Caraïbe" (1864) increased the number of sponge species known from the Caribbean by fivefold. Most of those described belong to the Class Demospongiae. Explore the work in #BHLib via @AMNH ➡️ https://t.co/xu7Go6Gxd4 #spongethursday #SciArt
Learn more about Bauer and Lindley's publication, "Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" (1830-38), in this blog post from @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/MUnlSVx0tQ #orchids #flowerart #SciArt @NHM_London