On Her Own Terms : Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West.

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At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, amateur naturalist, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, farmer, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of Cali...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Barbara R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001.
Temas:
Alexander, Annie Montague, > 1867-1950.
Alexander, Annie Montague, > 1867-1950
Zoologists > United States > Biography.
Zoologistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
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  • Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Samuel Alexander and Henry Baldwin; Chapter 2: Life in Oakland; Chapter 3: A Passion for Paleontology; Chapter 4: Africa, 1904; Chapter 5: Meeting C. Hart Merriam; Chapter 6: Alaska, 1906; Chapter 7: Meeting Joseph Grinnell; Chapter 8: Founding a Museum of Vertebrate Zoology; Chapter 9: An Unusual Collaboration; Chapter 10: Louise and Prince William Sound; Chapter 11: Support for Paleontology; Chapter 12: Hearst, Sather, Flood; Chapter 13: Innisfail Ranch; Chapter 14: Vancouver Island and the Trinity Alps.

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