CFP - Women in the History of Natural Science

This year the Society for the History of Natural History's annual conference will be on the theme of Women in the History of Natural Science, to take place in the Lake District, at the University of Cumbria Ambleside Campus on Thursday 15th June and at the Freshwater Biological Association, at Far Sawrey, on Friday 16th June 2017.

For further information or proposals for papers please contact the Meetings Secretary: meetings@shnh.org.uk

We are particularly interested in hearing about the lives, work and stories of less well-known figures. We invite papers on:

• Women who have made significant or interesting contributions to the earth and life sciences, in any time period, and from any country, but excluding those still extant.
• Women as collectors, taxonomists, biologists, writers, publishers, artists, ecologists, curators, travellers, conservationists
• The uses of terms such as "predisciplinary", "amateur", "female virtuosi" or "professional" to describe the work that women did.

 The Society's AGM will take place on Friday afternoon 16th June. Nominations for the Society's Founder's Medal should be sent to the Secretary (secretary@shnh.org.uk) before the end of January 2017.