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Mary Treat
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Mary Treat was a naturalist from New Jersey who made significant contributions to the fields of entomolgy and botany. Over the period 1871–1876, she exchanged fifteen letters with Darwin - more than any other woman naturalist.
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- … Mary Treat was a naturalist from New Jersey who …
- … Darwin - more than any other woman naturalist. Treat initiated her and Darwin’s …
- … Gray, who thought Darwin would be interested in Treat’s observations on Drosera . As her first …
- … observation and experimentations for her own publications, Treat undertook observations of plants …
Insectivorous Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Plants that consume insects Darwin began his work with insectivorous plants in the mid 1860s, though his findings would not be published until 1875. In his autobiography Darwin reflected on the delay that…
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- … He also corresponded with the New Jersey naturalist, Mary Treat , about carnivorous plants. …
- … is a known or common phenomenon. Letter 8113 - Mary Treat to Charles Darwin, 20 December …
- … own work. Letter 9005 - Charles Darwin to Mary Treat, 12 August 1873 Darwin …
- … does he find this significant? 3. Does Darwin address Mary Treat differently from his other …
- … able to appreciate the awe of utricularia expressed by Mary Treat in an 1874 letter to …
The "wicked book": Origin at 157
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Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 November 1859. To celebrate we have uploaded hundreds of new images of letters, bringing the total number you can look at here to over 9000 representing more than…
Darwin in Conversation exhibition
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Meet Charles Darwin as you have never met him before. Come to our exhibition at Cambridge University Library, running from 9 July to 3 December 2022, and discover a fascinating series of interwoven conversations with Darwin's many hundreds of…
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- … 9 July – 3 December 2022 Milstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University …
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,…
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- … Boott, Francis (7) Boott, Mary (1) …
- … Butler, H. M. (2) Butler, Mary (3) …
- … Charles, R. F. (2) Charlton, Mary (1) …
- … J. H. (1) Congreve, Mary (1) Conway, …
- … Jean-Henri (6) Fairfax, Mary (2) …
- … Greg, W. R. (6) Greig, Mary (2) …
- … Jukes, J. B. (9) Jung, Mary (2) …
- … Lubbock, John (174) Lubbock, Mary (1) …
- … Solicitor (1) Somerville, Mary (2) …
- … Treasury, Lords of the (1) Treat, Mary (15) …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin thanks Mary Whitby for passing on the results …
- … - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber responds to Darwin’s queries …
- … 12389 - Johnson, M. to Darwin, [January 1880] Mary Johnson tells Darwin about her work on …
- … Darwin to Treat, M., [1 January 1873] Darwin gives Mary Treat close instructions on how …
New features for Charles Darwin's 208th birthday
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The website has been updated with an interactive timeline (try it!) and enhanced secondary school resources for ages 11-14. What's more, the full texts of the letters for 1872 are now online for the first time, and a selection of Darwin's…
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- … correspondents (examples: Thomas Henry Huxley , Mary Treat , Charles Lyell , Emma Darwin …
Darwin on race and gender
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Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In Descent of man, he tried to explain the origin of human races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual…
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … without aid. Letter 8146 - Darwin to Treat, M., [5 January 1872] Darwin …
- … in gold. Letter 9005b - Darwin to Treat, M., [12 August 1873] Darwin …
- … Darwin comments on a “clever” article written by Mary Barber and sent to him by Hooker. He agrees …
- … ought to be published. Letter 10523 - Darwin to Treat, M., [1 June 1876] …
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … the masses and thinking people of this country’, wrote Mary Treat from the United States; it was …
- … to be the theme. Surely the world moves!’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 13 December 1872 ). & …
- … 24 August 1872 ). In January, Darwin wrote to Mary Treat, encouraging her in the strongest …
- … as known to me, which have ever been made’ ( letter to Mary Treat, 5 January 1872 ). In …
- … to thank Darwin for sending her one; she and her companion, Mary Lloyd, were vying to read it first …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Gaskell for her description of a crying baby in Mary Barton. Letter 8321 - …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … that it contains is truly amazing.’ On 15 May, Mary Treat admitted to being so fascinated by the …
- … also distinguished him from his valued correspondent Mary Treat, who published her work on the …
- … in the face of death, and it was Francis’s mother-in-law, Mary Anne Ruck, who provided emotional …
- … to H. E. Litchfield, [31 August 1876] (DAR 219.9: 138)). But Mary Anne Ruck’s ability to console …
- … too, expressed his gratitude, stating that he had never seen Mary Anne Ruck’s equal ‘for goodness …
Women and Science
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Darwin’s correspondence sheds light on a community of women who participated - often routinely - in the nineteenth-century scientific community. In the correspondence women can be found making observations, conducting experiments, undertaking fieldwork,…
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- … See also Correspondence with women Mary Treat including the audio …
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … Hooker on 21 January , ‘for as my son Frank says, “you treat man in such a bare-faced manner.”‘ The …
- … Darwin received a letter from the American botanist Mary Treat including her observations on the fly …
- … not repay the debt of gratitude we owe you’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 20 December 1871 ). …
Darwin in public and private
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Extracts from Darwin's published works, in particular Descent of man, and selected letters, explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual selection in humans, and both his publicly and privately expressed views on its practical implications…
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Correspondence with women
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We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the letter summaries available on this website, the letters can be assigned to rough categories. Included in the count are letters to women in Darwin’s family…
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- … at home. One of Darwin’s botanical correspondents, Mary Treat , was also an entomologist, and one …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … was granted. In this case you would I feel sure, no longer treat me as your friend, and you would …
- … Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American correspondent Mary Treat sent observations of the prey …
- … carnivorous plants that she had seen’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 2 December 1874 ). The …
- … see letter John Murray, 9 May [1874] ). He communicated Mary Elizabeth Barber’s paper on the pupae …
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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…
Discussion Questions and Essay Questions
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There are a wide range of possibilities for opening discussion and essay writing on Darwin’s correspondence. We have provided a set of sample discussion questions and essay questions, each of which focuses on a particular topic or correspondent in depth.…
