Suitable for Framing: A Victorian Woman's Place in Botanic Art & Illustration, with Lesley Parness

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Saturday, March 21st @ 10:30am via Zoom
In 1834, when renowned British botanist John Lindley wrote "A Ladies Botany", he did so to block women from, not welcome them into, the academic world of horticulture. Learn how women figured it out anyway and managed to contribute to science, influence public taste and advance their own craft. The Victorian artists featured range from rebels to spinsters, suffragettes to missionary wives and are highlighted with strikingly beautiful imagery and humor.

This program is cohosted with the Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum. 

Our programs are funded in part by a generous donation from the Genealogical Society of the West Fields, operating support grants from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State - additionally through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks and Recreation; and by a HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grants from the Union County Board of County Commissioners.