“Women Naturalists, Past and Present” - WWHP 175th Speakers Series • When: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 6:00 PM • Where: Museum of Worcester - Fletcher Auditorium Learn about some of the women impacting the fields of natural history, past and present. By the late 19th century, women naturalists were not only active participants in the Worcester Natural History Society as members, curators, and lectures, but were sharing their scientific knowledge locally and even nationally. Their work has been largely overlooked but has undoubtedly enlightened the way we think about natural history today. Q&A session to follow presentation. “Women Naturalists,” curated by Clark professor Melinda Marchand, is a collaboration of the EcoTarium's Lyceum Series and the Worcester Women’s History Project 175. FREE and open to the public. Registration is required. Go to www.worcesterhistory.org/events (fb)

This “What is it?” from the collection of the Museum of Worcester was used extensively by women in the 1870s and 1880s. What is it? (fb)