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Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a toddler to feed. So she turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh #InternationalWomensDay
Until the end of the 19th century, scientists believed life couldn't exist below 300 fathoms. Then one pioneering expedition found strange and wondrous creatures in the deep. Here they are illustrated, the world's first encyclopedia of deep-sea cephalopods https://t.co/QuPtIrwfSP
The Moral of Flowers – an illustrated Victorian encyclopedia of poetic lessons from the garden https://t.co/Z2PIoXBCDK
Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh
A sweet celebration of connection and inner softness in a culture that encourages hard individualism and prickly exteriors https://t.co/fR8edVtWIa
The Moral of Flowers – an illustrated Victorian encyclopedia of lyrical lessons from the garden by poet and naturalist Rebecca Hey https://t.co/Z2PIoXBCDK
Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants. Dive in: https://t.co/vpV2EqjbWY
Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh
Consolation for sorrow from King Arthur's court – Merlyn's advice on what to do when the world gets you down https://t.co/RUAPvDF3PE
To Paint Is to Love Again – Henry Miller, born on this day in 1891, on art and why good friends are essential for creative work https://t.co/p0jVHQ7YnU