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    Female aristocrats in the natural history world before the establishment of the Geological Society of London

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    Authors
    Sendino, Consuelo cc
    Porter, Julian
    Issue date
    07/12/2020
    Submitted date
    2021-02-09
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    Anna Brassey
    Louisa Finch
    Margaret Cavendish Bentinck
    Female Collectors
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    A fascination with natural history does not recognize class, as is shown through the activities of female aristocrats who, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, contributed significantly by increasing the number of collections at natural history museums. These women were not members of the Geological Society of London because, at that time, women were not even allowed to be members, but they still left their impressive legacy in museums. This paper will focus on three women who made extensive collections that are now incorporated into British museums. The first of these, the Duchess of Portland, made one of the finest collections in England and, possibly, the best collection of shells and fossils in Europe of her time, which was later acquired by the Natural History Museum, London. She was followed by the Countess of Aylesford who made one of the most important mineral collections of her time, which is now at the Natural History Museum, London. Finally, Baroness Brassey collected geological samples during her trips that were used to establish the Brassey Institute in Hastings. These three women used their own income and influence to build collections.
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    Consuelo Sendino and Julian Porter. Female aristocrats in the natural history world before the establishment of the Geological Society of London. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 506, 7 December 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP506-2019-164
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    Geological Society of London
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    Geological Society, London, Special Publications
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622886
    DOI
    10.1144/sp506-2019-164
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    Journal Article
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    © 2020 The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Published by The Geological Society of London. All rights reserved. For permissions: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/permissions. Publishing disclaimer: www.geolsoc.org.uk/pub_ethics. The attached document is the author(’s’) final accepted/submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it.
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    0305-8719
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    2041-4927
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1144/sp506-2019-164
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