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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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  • … and masculinised. Letter 3316 - Darwin to Nevill, D. F., [12 November 1861] …
  • … . Letter 4038 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [12-13 March 1863] Darwin hints …

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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  • … (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material was …
  • … the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 …
  • … Descent  was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though …
  • … subsequent print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). …
  • … Review & in the same type’  ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George’s letter …
  • … he finally wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any …
  • … & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ).   More …
  • … vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
  • … in my life than this day’s work Lady Dorothy Nevill supplied Darwin with a specimen of  …
  • … structure and mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin …
  • … bank with enormous tips to his ears ( letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester …
  • … excellent, & as clear as light’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 12 August [1874] ). Hooker …

Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings

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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…

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  • … than insectivorous plants. As he confessed to Hooker on 12 December , ‘I have not felt so angry …
  • … from his family, he sent a curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future …
  • … of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after a rival bill based on …
  • … The author, Fritz Schultze, contacted Darwin himself on 12 June , describing the aims of his book …
  • … scientific Socy. has done in my time,’ he told Hooker on 12 December . ‘I wish that I knew what …

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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  • Abberley, John (1) Abbot, F. E. (17) …
  • … (1) Agassiz, Alexander (12) Agassiz, Louis
  • Maurice (3) Albrecht, R. F. (3) …
  • Bushell (1) Ansell, G. F. (1) Ansted
  • Appleton, T. G. (6) Arnold, F. S. (2) …
  • … (2) Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) …
  • Austen, J. T. (5) Austin, A. D. (2) …
  • W. W. (4) Baillie, A. F. (1) …
  • Alexander (b) (1) Baird, S. F. (1) …
  • Balch, C. L. (3) Baldwin, J. D. (2) …
  • J. H. (2) Bartlett, A. D. (15) …
  • … (1) Berkeley, M. J. (12) Berlin (1) …
  • Brooks, W. C. (1) Brown, D. J. (1) …
  • Dudley (1) Campbell, G. D. (3) Canby
  • … & Galpin (1) Caton, J. D. (9) …
  • Mary (1) Conway, M. D. (9) Conybeare
  • B. A. E. (1) Cooper, J. D. (2) …
  • … (1) Gaudry, Albert (12) Geach, F. F. …
  • … (3) Geikie, Archibald (12) Geikie, James
  • … (1) Grove, W. R. (12) Groves, Henry
  • … (3) Hooker, F. H. (12) Hooker, Hyacinth
  • … (2) Judd, J. W. (12) Jukes, J. B. (9
  • … (2) Koch, Eduard (12) Koch, Heinrich
  • … (3) Layton, Charles (12) Le Couteur, John
  • … (1) Mackintosh, Daniel (12) Maclaren, Charles
  • Neumayr, Melchior (6) Nevill, D. F. (33) …

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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  • … Letter 10390 - Herrick, S. M. B. to Darwin, [12 February 1876] Sophia Herrick …
  • … Letter 13547 - Tanner, M. H. to Darwin, [12 December 1881] Mary Tanner tells …

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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  • … Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin thanks Mary Whitby …
  • … Letter 10390 - Herrick, S. M. B . to Darwin, [12 February 1876] Sophia Herrick …
  • … future. Letter 4038 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [12-13 March 1863] Darwin …
  • … Letter 7858 - Darwin to Wa llace, A. R., [12 July 1871] Darwin tells Wallace that …
  • … energy". Letter 3316  - Darwin to Nevill, D. F., [12 November 1861] …