Field work: selected madames of mycology

Abstract

"Inspired by five women naturalists of the 1900s, this swing panel accordion binding was produced in continuation of the series. This edition is part of a series of books entitled "Field Work," which looks deeper into the lives and discoveries of early women scientists. Meant to both educate and inspire the reader about the world of women in mycology (fungi) in a playful form, it is part of an ongoing series. The five women featured in the narrative are: Catharina Helena Dörrien, Violetta White Delafield, Johanna Westerdijk, Elsie Maud Wakefield and Miriam C. Rice. The front side of the swing-panel accordion gives a brief poetic biography of the women and their fields of expertise. The back panels of each woman's biography are a layered digital print with silhouette imagery of the species the women researched and published work relating to." -- Artist's website.