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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
- … a broad variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of …
- … women a target audience? Letter 2447 - Darwin to Murray, J., [5 April 1859] …
- … that his views are original and will appeal to the public. Darwin asks Murray to forward the …
- … and criticisms of style. Letter 2461 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [11 May 1859] …
- … readers. Letter 7124 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870] Darwin …
- … which is a revelation. Letter 6976 - Darwin to Blackwell, A. L. B., [8 November, 1869] …
- … run and asks a number of questions which she hopes aren’t too silly. Letter 10415 - …
Suggested reading
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Contemporary writing Anon., The English matron: A practical manual for young wives, (London, 1846). Anon., The English gentlewoman: A practical manual for young ladies on their entrance to society, (Third edition, London, 1846). Becker, L. E.…
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- … for young wives , (London, 1846). Anon., T he English gentlewoman: A practical …
- … , (Third edition, London, 1846). Becker, L. E. B., Botany for novices: A short outline …
- … and d istribution , (London, 1859). Huxley, T. H., Lectures to working men - …
- … and development , (London, 1861). Lubbock, E., ' The ancient shell-mounds of …
- … Modern commentary Barker, H. & Chalus, E. (eds.), Women's history, …
- … participation in the BAAS’ in Clifford, D., Wadge, E., Warwick, A., & Willis, M. (eds.), …
- … scientific thinking (London, 2006). Browne, J. Darwin’s Origin of species : A b …
- … , pp. 84 – 117. Davidoff, L. & Hall, C., Family fortunes: Men and women of the …
- … 1820 - 1885 , (Georgia, 2007). Harvey, J., ‘‘Darwin’s angels’: The women correspondents of …
- … Review 19:2 (2009), pp. 197 - 210. Hubbard, R., The politics of women’s biology , …
- … fiction, (Virginia, 2002), pp. 84-117. Laqueur, T., Making sex: Body and gender from the …
- … nature for new audiences (Chicago, 2007). Numbers, R. L. & Stenhouse, J., (eds.), …
- … Religion and Gender, (Cambridge, 1999). Richards, E., ‘ Redrawing the boundaries: …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one …
- … a family Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family …
- … close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return, Darwin became engaged to his cousin, …
- … daughter, Anne Elizabeth, moved to Down House in Kent, where Darwin was to spend the rest of his …
- … his greatest theoretical achievement, the most important of Darwin’s activities during the years …
- … identifications of his bird and fossil mammal specimens, Darwin arrived at the daring and momentous …
- … ideas on a wide range of topics. Then, in September 1838, T. R. Malthus’ An essay on the principle …
- … in species. With this new theoretical point of departure Darwin continued to make notes and explore …
- … present in the version of 1859. Young author Darwin’s investigation of the species …
- … the Beagle had returned to England, news of some of Darwin’s findings had been spread by the …
- … great excitement. The fuller account of the voyage and Darwin’s discoveries was therefore eagerly …
- … suitable categories for individual experts to work upon, Darwin applied himself to the revision of …
- … of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle. Darwin’s volume bore the title Journal …
- … visited by H.M.S. Beagle . Also in November 1837, Darwin read the fourth of a series of papers to …
- … to the Society of 9 March 1838), had been developed by Darwin from a suggestion made by his uncle, …
- … Fossil Mammalia , by Richard Owen; Mammalia , by G. R. Waterhouse; Birds , by John Gould; …
- … publications. The beetles were described by F. W. Hope, G. R. Waterhouse, and C. C. Babington; the …
- … all crosses between all domestic birds & animals dogs, cats &c &c very valuable—' …
- … on literature in this field and on friends like Henslow, T. C. Eyton, and W. D. Fox, who were …
- … the practice of systematists. As the correspondence with G. R. Waterhouse during the 1840s shows, …
- … same, though I know what I am looking for' ( Letter to G. R. Waterhouse, [26 July 1843] ). …
- … to how one ought to act’ ( Letter from Emma Darwin, [ c. February 1839] ). These are not …
- … [20 February 1840] , ‘as usual has been my enemy—but D r . Holland tells me he thinks it is only …
- … to Caroline Darwin, 13 October 1834 , and letter from R. E. Alison, 25 June 1835 ). Henry …
- … relation of fossil with recent. the fabric falls!' (Notebook C : 76–7). …
