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The wasp and the orchid : the remarkable life of Australian naturalist Edith Coleman / Danielle Clode.

By: Publisher: Sydney, New South Wales : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 420 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, facsimiles, 1 genealogical table ; 24 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781760554286
  • 1760554286
Other title:
  • Remarkable life of Australian naturalist Edith Coleman
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 508.09 23
Awards:
  • Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2019.
Summary: In 1942, Edith Coleman was at the height of her career. Internationally lauded as one of Australia's leading amateur naturalists, Edith was also a nature writer who 'needed no introduction'. She wrote prolifically, not only for scientific journals, but also for newspapers and magazines. Her academic peers praised her insights into the mysteries of pollination, but her interests ranged far and wide across Australian flora and fauna. She was the first woman to be awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion for her work, yet today she is almost entirely forgotten, save by a handful of scientists and naturalists. For over twenty years, zoologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode has pursued Edith. Here she presents Edith's story, for the first time: the remarkable life of one of Australia's foremost female naturalists.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 508.09 COL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 90590

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-410) and index.

In 1942, Edith Coleman was at the height of her career. Internationally lauded as one of Australia's leading amateur naturalists, Edith was also a nature writer who 'needed no introduction'. She wrote prolifically, not only for scientific journals, but also for newspapers and magazines. Her academic peers praised her insights into the mysteries of pollination, but her interests ranged far and wide across Australian flora and fauna. She was the first woman to be awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion for her work, yet today she is almost entirely forgotten, save by a handful of scientists and naturalists. For over twenty years, zoologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode has pursued Edith. Here she presents Edith's story, for the first time: the remarkable life of one of Australia's foremost female naturalists.

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2019.

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