Female aristocrats in the natural history world before the establishment of the Geological Society of London
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07/12/2020Submitted date
2021-02-09Subject Terms
Anna BrasseyLouisa Finch
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck
Female Collectors
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Shells
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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.Citation
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/SP506-2019-164Publisher
Geological Society of LondonType
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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.NHM Repository
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0305-8719EISSN
2041-4927ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1144/sp506-2019-164
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