I have a nineteenth-century girlfriend her name is Annie Sawyer downs and she’s
her name is Annie Sawyer downs and she’s
her name is Annie Sawyer downs and she’s roughly 140 years older than me but we
roughly 140 years older than me but we
roughly 140 years older than me but we both grew up in Massachusetts we both
both grew up in Massachusetts we both
both grew up in Massachusetts we both love the Maine coast
love the Maine coast
love the Maine coast we both have weird professional
we both have weird professional
we both have weird professional connections to Henry David Thoreau
connections to Henry David Thoreau
connections to Henry David Thoreau we’re both botanists who like to verb
we’re both botanists who like to verb
we’re both botanists who like to verb the noun botanist
the noun botanist
the noun botanist we like to say we’re going botanizing I
we like to say we’re going botanizing I
we like to say we’re going botanizing I fell in love with Annie when I read her
fell in love with Annie when I read her
fell in love with Annie when I read her 1892 magazine article how I bought nice
1892 magazine article how I bought nice
1892 magazine article how I bought nice the things I provide myself with when I
the things I provide myself with when I
the things I provide myself with when I go botanizing our pocket knife a pair of
go botanizing our pocket knife a pair of
go botanizing our pocket knife a pair of scissors in a case a little ball of soft
scissors in a case a little ball of soft
scissors in a case a little ball of soft string and a tin box which is carried by
string and a tin box which is carried by
string and a tin box which is carried by a strap over my shoulder I wear a plain
a strap over my shoulder I wear a plain
a strap over my shoulder I wear a plain skirt short and full a round hat with a
skirt short and full a round hat with a
skirt short and full a round hat with a rim wide enough for shade a pair of
rim wide enough for shade a pair of
rim wide enough for shade a pair of strong gloves with gauntlets and shoes
strong gloves with gauntlets and shoes
strong gloves with gauntlets and shoes of sensible thickness with broad soles
of sensible thickness with broad soles
of sensible thickness with broad soles and low heels when I go botanizing I
and low heels when I go botanizing I
and low heels when I go botanizing I wear trail runners which if you think
wear trail runners which if you think
wear trail runners which if you think about it our shoes of sensible thickness
about it our shoes of sensible thickness
about it our shoes of sensible thickness with broad soles and low heels I wear
with broad soles and low heels I wear
with broad soles and low heels I wear old race t-shirts and athletic clothing
old race t-shirts and athletic clothing
old race t-shirts and athletic clothing made from technical fabric I wear
made from technical fabric I wear
made from technical fabric I wear baseball caps instead of a round hat and
baseball caps instead of a round hat and
baseball caps instead of a round hat and my gloves have magical touch screen pads
my gloves have magical touch screen pads
my gloves have magical touch screen pads on the fingertips because instead of
on the fingertips because instead of
on the fingertips because instead of collecting plant specimens in a tin box
collecting plant specimens in a tin box
collecting plant specimens in a tin box I snap photographs and record data on my
I snap photographs and record data on my
I snap photographs and record data on my smartphone but as much as the attire has
smartphone but as much as the attire has
smartphone but as much as the attire has changed botanizing getting outside and
changed botanizing getting outside and
changed botanizing getting outside and studying plants is almost timeless in
studying plants is almost timeless in
studying plants is almost timeless in the same magazine piece annie writes it
the same magazine piece annie writes it
the same magazine piece annie writes it will take patience patience patience but
will take patience patience patience but
will take patience patience patience but nothing more there is no magic about it
nothing more there is no magic about it
nothing more there is no magic about it only attention and perseverance this
only attention and perseverance this
only attention and perseverance this motto carried me through my PhD I met or
motto carried me through my PhD I met or
motto carried me through my PhD I met or I met Annie early in graduate school
I met Annie early in graduate school
I met Annie early in graduate school when I was working in Acadia National
when I was working in Acadia National
when I was working in Acadia National Park and Maine where I studied the
Park and Maine where I studied the
Park and Maine where I studied the ecological effects of climate change on
ecological effects of climate change on
ecological effects of climate change on plant communities studying climate
plant communities studying climate
plant communities studying climate change in New England is tough our plant
change in New England is tough our plant
change in New England is tough our plant communities have been subjected to a
communities have been subjected to a
communities have been subjected to a great deal of change European settlement
great deal of change European settlement
great deal of change European settlement agricultural abandonment waves of
agricultural abandonment waves of
agricultural abandonment waves of development
development
development plain vanilla year-to-year variation
plain vanilla year-to-year variation
plain vanilla year-to-year variation we’ve been burning fossil fuels for a
we’ve been burning fossil fuels for a
we’ve been burning fossil fuels for a long
long
long time coinciding with all of these other
time coinciding with all of these other
time coinciding with all of these other processes and scientists have only
processes and scientists have only
processes and scientists have only recently started to look for the
recently started to look for the
recently started to look for the ecological effects of climate change so
ecological effects of climate change so
ecological effects of climate change so while we know a lot about our current
while we know a lot about our current
while we know a lot about our current plant communities the after ordering
plant communities the after ordering
plant communities the after ordering pictures of our planetary makeover
pictures of our planetary makeover
pictures of our planetary makeover we need more before pictures Henry David
we need more before pictures Henry David
we need more before pictures Henry David Thoreau is a powerful before picture his
Thoreau is a powerful before picture his
Thoreau is a powerful before picture his journals contain records of the dates of
journals contain records of the dates of
journals contain records of the dates of flowering and leaf out in Concord
flowering and leaf out in Concord
flowering and leaf out in Concord Massachusetts the timing of flowering
Massachusetts the timing of flowering
Massachusetts the timing of flowering and leaf out ecologists call this
and leaf out ecologists call this
and leaf out ecologists call this phenology is tied to spring temperatures
phenology is tied to spring temperatures
phenology is tied to spring temperatures most plants bloom earlier in warm years
most plants bloom earlier in warm years
most plants bloom earlier in warm years and later in cool years and these small
and later in cool years and these small
and later in cool years and these small phenological events can ripple out
phenological events can ripple out
phenological events can ripple out across an ecosystem if flowering occurs
across an ecosystem if flowering occurs
across an ecosystem if flowering occurs before pollinators are flying or if an
before pollinators are flying or if an
before pollinators are flying or if an early leafing invasive species shades
early leafing invasive species shades
early leafing invasive species shades out the later leaves of a native plant
out the later leaves of a native plant
out the later leaves of a native plant there are consequences for reproduction
there are consequences for reproduction
there are consequences for reproduction competition and food webs these
competition and food webs these
competition and food webs these long-term datasets of leaf out and
long-term datasets of leaf out and
long-term datasets of leaf out and flowering phenology like the rose
flowering phenology like the rose
flowering phenology like the rose journals can tell us how plants respond
journals can tell us how plants respond
journals can tell us how plants respond to changes in climate the Rose not
to changes in climate the Rose not
to changes in climate the Rose not unusual for noticing seasonal changes or
unusual for noticing seasonal changes or
unusual for noticing seasonal changes or recording phenology in his journal but
recording phenology in his journal but
recording phenology in his journal but he has influential name recognition my
he has influential name recognition my
he has influential name recognition my PhD advisor always refers to the town as
PhD advisor always refers to the town as
PhD advisor always refers to the town as the rose Concord and he loves to use the
the rose Concord and he loves to use the
the rose Concord and he loves to use the Thoreau connection to start
Thoreau connection to start
Thoreau connection to start conversations with sirot you can talk
conversations with sirot you can talk
conversations with sirot you can talk about climate change without polar bears
about climate change without polar bears
about climate change without polar bears or icebergs his data is simple and local
or icebergs his data is simple and local
or icebergs his data is simple and local and recognizable Thoreau it turns out
and recognizable Thoreau it turns out
and recognizable Thoreau it turns out new my 19th century girlfriend
new my 19th century girlfriend
new my 19th century girlfriend they were both residents of Thoreau’s
they were both residents of Thoreau’s
they were both residents of Thoreau’s Concord in the 1840s and 1850s Thoreau
Concord in the 1840s and 1850s Thoreau
Concord in the 1840s and 1850s Thoreau was or Annie was born while Thoreau was
was or Annie was born while Thoreau was
was or Annie was born while Thoreau was a Harvard student and as a kid she used
a Harvard student and as a kid she used
a Harvard student and as a kid she used to follow him through the fields and
to follow him through the fields and
to follow him through the fields and woods of Concord on botanizing trips a
woods of Concord on botanizing trips a
woods of Concord on botanizing trips a century and a half later I would find
century and a half later I would find
century and a half later I would find myself following my adviser who was
myself following my adviser who was
myself following my adviser who was following the rose notes through the
following the rose notes through the
following the rose notes through the fields and woods of Concord once again
fields and woods of Concord once again
fields and woods of Concord once again when I started graduate school I set out
when I started graduate school I set out
when I started graduate school I set out to find the Thoreau of the north
to find the Thoreau of the north
to find the Thoreau of the north expected that the archives at Acadia
expected that the archives at Acadia
expected that the archives at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island
National Park on Mount Desert Island
National Park on Mount Desert Island would be full of journals as detailed
would be full of journals as detailed
would be full of journals as detailed and meticulous as the rose and in Acadia
and meticulous as the rose and in Acadia
and meticulous as the rose and in Acadia I could ignore some of the development
I could ignore some of the development
I could ignore some of the development pressures that plague studies in
pressures that plague studies in
pressures that plague studies in Thoreau’s conquered because Acadia has
Thoreau’s conquered because Acadia has
Thoreau’s conquered because Acadia has been a national park since 1916 in the
been a national park since 1916 in the
been a national park since 1916 in the decades before 1916 Mount Desert Island
decades before 1916 Mount Desert Island
decades before 1916 Mount Desert Island supported farming fishing granite
supported farming fishing granite
supported farming fishing granite quarries sawmills
quarries sawmills
quarries sawmills two groups of people summered on the
two groups of people summered on the
two groups of people summered on the island the wealthy East Coast elites in
island the wealthy East Coast elites in
island the wealthy East Coast elites in their lavish hotels and cottages and the
their lavish hotels and cottages and the
their lavish hotels and cottages and the Wabanaki who had lived on the Maine
Wabanaki who had lived on the Maine
Wabanaki who had lived on the Maine coast for thousands of years and now set
coast for thousands of years and now set
coast for thousands of years and now set up summer encampments in the villages
up summer encampments in the villages
up summer encampments in the villages annie was one of the summer cottage
annie was one of the summer cottage
annie was one of the summer cottage people she was a schoolteacher in
people she was a schoolteacher in
people she was a schoolteacher in Andover Massachusetts and in the 1880s
Andover Massachusetts and in the 1880s
Andover Massachusetts and in the 1880s she and her husband built a house on the
she and her husband built a house on the
she and her husband built a house on the island bone desert island is a little
island bone desert island is a little
island bone desert island is a little over 100 square miles of granite ridges
over 100 square miles of granite ridges
over 100 square miles of granite ridges glacially carved ponds and wetlands
glacially carved ponds and wetlands
glacially carved ponds and wetlands rolling hills and rocky intertidal zones
rolling hills and rocky intertidal zones
rolling hills and rocky intertidal zones it’s less than 1% of the land of the
it’s less than 1% of the land of the
it’s less than 1% of the land of the state of Maine but it contains over half
state of Maine but it contains over half
state of Maine but it contains over half of the natural plant communities on the
of the natural plant communities on the
of the natural plant communities on the state in 1894 it supported 680 plant
state in 1894 it supported 680 plant
state in 1894 it supported 680 plant species including 106 that are locally
species including 106 that are locally
species including 106 that are locally extinct today we know this because a
extinct today we know this because a
extinct today we know this because a group of college boys who bonded over
group of college boys who bonded over
group of college boys who bonded over their shared interests in natural
their shared interests in natural
their shared interests in natural history and documenting themselves left
history and documenting themselves left
history and documenting themselves left behind a goldmine of historical records
behind a goldmine of historical records
behind a goldmine of historical records these college boys called themselves the
these college boys called themselves the
these college boys called themselves the Champlain society the society formed in
Champlain society the society formed in
Champlain society the society formed in 1880 in a Harvard dorm room with the
1880 in a Harvard dorm room with the
1880 in a Harvard dorm room with the intent of spending the summer exploring
intent of spending the summer exploring
intent of spending the summer exploring the natural history of Mount Desert
the natural history of Mount Desert
the natural history of Mount Desert Island
Island
Island they kept daily log books full of
they kept daily log books full of
they kept daily log books full of entries like the Champlain Society flag
entries like the Champlain Society flag
entries like the Champlain Society flag design their field excursions
design their field excursions
design their field excursions epic poems describing their exploits
epic poems describing their exploits
epic poems describing their exploits photographs of their campsite and
photographs of their campsite and
photographs of their campsite and progress towards their goals in the
progress towards their goals in the
progress towards their goals in the department’s of botany
department’s of botany
department’s of botany ornithology geology in the winter they
ornithology geology in the winter they
ornithology geology in the winter they convened dinner parties complete with
convened dinner parties complete with
convened dinner parties complete with letterpress printed menus at which the
letterpress printed menus at which the
letterpress printed menus at which the department’s presented annual reports
department’s presented annual reports
department’s presented annual reports and made plans for the next summer
and made plans for the next summer
and made plans for the next summer membership lasted long after Harvard
membership lasted long after Harvard
membership lasted long after Harvard graduation the last Champlain Society
graduation the last Champlain Society
graduation the last Champlain Society logbook is from the summer of 1888 and
logbook is from the summer of 1888 and
logbook is from the summer of 1888 and many of the boys grew up to own houses
many of the boys grew up to own houses
many of the boys grew up to own houses on the island as adults their writing is
on the island as adults their writing is
on the island as adults their writing is credited with spurring some of the first
credited with spurring some of the first
credited with spurring some of the first conversations around conservation and a
conversations around conservation and a
conversations around conservation and a national park on Mount Desert Island but
national park on Mount Desert Island but
national park on Mount Desert Island but from my perspective they’re most
from my perspective they’re most
from my perspective they’re most incredible contribution is creating a
incredible contribution is creating a
incredible contribution is creating a botanist out of a pre-law student and
botanist out of a pre-law student and
botanist out of a pre-law student and getting him to publish the floor of
getting him to publish the floor of
getting him to publish the floor of Mount Desert Island Maine in 1894 Edward
Mount Desert Island Maine in 1894 Edward
Mount Desert Island Maine in 1894 Edward loether brand the chair of the botanical
loether brand the chair of the botanical
loether brand the chair of the botanical department was the lawyer botanist he
department was the lawyer botanist he
department was the lawyer botanist he led the department’s efforts to compile
led the department’s efforts to compile
led the department’s efforts to compile a complete list of every plant species
a complete list of every plant species
a complete list of every plant species on the island in the Champlain Society
on the island in the Champlain Society
on the island in the Champlain Society log books he appears as an earnest and
log books he appears as an earnest and
log books he appears as an earnest and studious kid while the other Champlain
studious kid while the other Champlain
studious kid while the other Champlain Boys row boats across Nome sound to meet
Boys row boats across Nome sound to meet
Boys row boats across Nome sound to meet the young ladies at the fashionable
the young ladies at the fashionable
the young ladies at the fashionable hotels ran stays behind to work on his
hotels ran stays behind to work on his
hotels ran stays behind to work on his BOTS nicing mission Rand graduated from
BOTS nicing mission Rand graduated from
BOTS nicing mission Rand graduated from Harvard College and then Harvard Law
Harvard College and then Harvard Law
Harvard College and then Harvard Law School the society disbanded and yes he
School the society disbanded and yes he
School the society disbanded and yes he continued to come back summer after
continued to come back summer after
continued to come back summer after summer to boughten eyes on Mount Desert
summer to boughten eyes on Mount Desert
summer to boughten eyes on Mount Desert Island and work on his book the
Island and work on his book the
Island and work on his book the Champlain Society log books and the
Champlain Society log books and the
Champlain Society log books and the Botanical Department reports are
Botanical Department reports are
Botanical Department reports are littered with the names of other
littered with the names of other
littered with the names of other scientists and hobbyists who studied the
scientists and hobbyists who studied the
scientists and hobbyists who studied the islands plants and ferns and mosses and
islands plants and ferns and mosses and
islands plants and ferns and mosses and orchids Rand worked with all of them I
orchids Rand worked with all of them I
orchids Rand worked with all of them I copied down those names and searched the
copied down those names and searched the
copied down those names and searched the archives hoping that one of these
archives hoping that one of these
archives hoping that one of these collaborators would be record recorded
collaborators would be record recorded
collaborators would be record recorded the dates of flowering or leaf out on
the dates of flowering or leaf out on
the dates of flowering or leaf out on that desert island in the 19th century I
that desert island in the 19th century I
that desert island in the 19th century I expected to find my dissertation my
expected to find my dissertation my
expected to find my dissertation my thorough instead I found Annie Annie has
thorough instead I found Annie Annie has
thorough instead I found Annie Annie has cited over 25 times in grants flora
cited over 25 times in grants flora
cited over 25 times in grants flora she’s the source for a fern a moss for
she’s the source for a fern a moss for
she’s the source for a fern a moss for orchids a crow berry a plantain a catnip
orchids a crow berry a plantain a catnip
orchids a crow berry a plantain a catnip a skullcap a mint a Bellflower still
a skullcap a mint a Bellflower still
a skullcap a mint a Bellflower still today there are pressed plants at
today there are pressed plants at
today there are pressed plants at Harvard that she collected with Edward
Harvard that she collected with Edward
Harvard that she collected with Edward Rand
Rand
Rand I love thinking about this Annie was in
I love thinking about this Annie was in
I love thinking about this Annie was in her 40s botanizing around this island
her 40s botanizing around this island
her 40s botanizing around this island with a twenty-something Harvard boy
anny
anny discovered rhododendron road aura forma
discovered rhododendron road aura forma
discovered rhododendron road aura forma Alba flora a white road aura typically a
Alba flora a white road aura typically a
Alba flora a white road aura typically a road aura has deep purple petals with
road aura has deep purple petals with
road aura has deep purple petals with indigo freckles it’s in the same family
indigo freckles it’s in the same family
indigo freckles it’s in the same family as blueberries and Huckleberry’s and it
as blueberries and Huckleberry’s and it
as blueberries and Huckleberry’s and it blooms before it Leafs out creating the
blooms before it Leafs out creating the
blooms before it Leafs out creating the illusion of a plant engulfed in violet I
illusion of a plant engulfed in violet I
illusion of a plant engulfed in violet I had never heard of a white road aura
had never heard of a white road aura
had never heard of a white road aura before and so when I read about Inez I
before and so when I read about Inez I
before and so when I read about Inez I hunted down her or barium specimen at
hunted down her or barium specimen at
hunted down her or barium specimen at Harvard’s Grey herbarium in tight-knit
Harvard’s Grey herbarium in tight-knit
Harvard’s Grey herbarium in tight-knit script she describes this flower pure
script she describes this flower pure
script she describes this flower pure white was collected on the island in
white was collected on the island in
white was collected on the island in 1888 in 2013 I stumbled across a plant
1888 in 2013 I stumbled across a plant
1888 in 2013 I stumbled across a plant with bright white petals in the middle
with bright white petals in the middle
with bright white petals in the middle of a patch of standard-issue purple row
of a patch of standard-issue purple row
of a patch of standard-issue purple row Dora the white road Dora sat in the
Dora the white road Dora sat in the
Dora the white road Dora sat in the saddle between Cedar Swamp mountain and
saddle between Cedar Swamp mountain and
saddle between Cedar Swamp mountain and Sargent mountain in Acadia National Park
Sargent mountain in Acadia National Park
Sargent mountain in Acadia National Park it was my favorite spot that spring
it was my favorite spot that spring
it was my favorite spot that spring capturing photographs of the whites of
capturing photographs of the whites of
capturing photographs of the whites of Roe Dora made me feel a kinship with
Roe Dora made me feel a kinship with
Roe Dora made me feel a kinship with Annie at the time I was struggling to
Annie at the time I was struggling to
Annie at the time I was struggling to track down her field books or records
track down her field books or records
track down her field books or records she wrote so meticulously about botany
she wrote so meticulously about botany
she wrote so meticulously about botany and her magazine pieces that I was sure
and her magazine pieces that I was sure
and her magazine pieces that I was sure she must have kept log books full of
she must have kept log books full of
she must have kept log books full of detailed notes maybe even dates of
detailed notes maybe even dates of
detailed notes maybe even dates of flowering but my searches came up empty
flowering but my searches came up empty
flowering but my searches came up empty finding the white road Dora was like
finding the white road Dora was like
finding the white road Dora was like finding a piece of Annie alive on the
finding a piece of Annie alive on the
finding a piece of Annie alive on the island I haven’t seen it since the white
island I haven’t seen it since the white
island I haven’t seen it since the white road Dora is apparently an ephemeral
road Dora is apparently an ephemeral
road Dora is apparently an ephemeral phenomenon I’m telling the story of
phenomenon I’m telling the story of
phenomenon I’m telling the story of Annie Sawyer downs because her field
Annie Sawyer downs because her field
Annie Sawyer downs because her field books if they existed didn’t make it to
books if they existed didn’t make it to
books if they existed didn’t make it to posterity there are no epic poems or
posterity there are no epic poems or
posterity there are no epic poems or hand-drawn flags for her her
hand-drawn flags for her her
hand-drawn flags for her her contributions are recorded in the scraps
contributions are recorded in the scraps
contributions are recorded in the scraps of other stories
of other stories
of other stories she’s a citation a specimen label a note
she’s a citation a specimen label a note
she’s a citation a specimen label a note next to the description of her summer
next to the description of her summer
next to the description of her summer cottage still standing in southwest
cottage still standing in southwest
cottage still standing in southwest Harbor
Harbor
Harbor I love Annie perhaps because she is half
I love Annie perhaps because she is half
I love Annie perhaps because she is half shadow and it’s easy for me to project
shadow and it’s easy for me to project
shadow and it’s easy for me to project this relationship between us I bought
this relationship between us I bought
this relationship between us I bought knives where she botton eyes so we must
knives where she botton eyes so we must
knives where she botton eyes so we must be soulmates Annie is who I would have
be soulmates Annie is who I would have
be soulmates Annie is who I would have been if I had been born in the 1830s
been if I had been born in the 1830s
been if I had been born in the 1830s instead of the 1980s
instead of the 1980s
instead of the 1980s the end of the 19th century was an
the end of the 19th century was an
the end of the 19th century was an interesting time in botany especially in
interesting time in botany especially in
interesting time in botany especially in Maine Maine was still a bit of a
Maine Maine was still a bit of a
Maine Maine was still a bit of a frontier there were new species to
frontier there were new species to
frontier there were new species to discover but also railroads and
discover but also railroads and
discover but also railroads and steamships to carry your specimens home
steamships to carry your specimens home
steamships to carry your specimens home to Harvard and civilization the
to Harvard and civilization the
to Harvard and civilization the Champlain Society represents an age of
Champlain Society represents an age of
Champlain Society represents an age of amateur enthusiasm for Natural History
amateur enthusiasm for Natural History
amateur enthusiasm for Natural History the society members all pursued careers
the society members all pursued careers
the society members all pursued careers outside of science while on ironically
outside of science while on ironically
outside of science while on ironically pledging their loyalty and their field
pledging their loyalty and their field
pledging their loyalty and their field summers to the Society’s scientific
summers to the Society’s scientific
summers to the Society’s scientific goals in the years after the society
goals in the years after the society
goals in the years after the society disbanded efforts to professionalize the
disbanded efforts to professionalize the
disbanded efforts to professionalize the natural sciences made this mix of non
natural sciences made this mix of non
natural sciences made this mix of non science students on Natural History
science students on Natural History
science students on Natural History excursions increasingly rare and since
excursions increasingly rare and since
excursions increasingly rare and since it was the 19th century
it was the 19th century
it was the 19th century professionalization meant flipping the
professionalization meant flipping the
professionalization meant flipping the narrative to emphasize the masculinity
narrative to emphasize the masculinity
narrative to emphasize the masculinity of botany flowers had an effeminate
of botany flowers had an effeminate
of botany flowers had an effeminate reputation in Maine there’s good reason
reputation in Maine there’s good reason
reputation in Maine there’s good reason for this among the most prolific and
for this among the most prolific and
for this among the most prolific and most badass of 19th century botanist is
most badass of 19th century botanist is
most badass of 19th century botanist is Kate furbish who explored the allagash
Kate furbish who explored the allagash
Kate furbish who explored the allagash river in remote Aroostook County while
river in remote Aroostook County while
river in remote Aroostook County while producing beautiful and detailed
producing beautiful and detailed
producing beautiful and detailed watercolors of the plants of Maine
watercolors of the plants of Maine
watercolors of the plants of Maine Edward Rand was remembered by his
Edward Rand was remembered by his
Edward Rand was remembered by his colleagues as a capital tramper but
colleagues as a capital tramper but
colleagues as a capital tramper but furbished his fieldwork makes rands time
furbished his fieldwork makes rands time
furbished his fieldwork makes rands time on Mount Desert Island look like a trip
on Mount Desert Island look like a trip
on Mount Desert Island look like a trip to the spa in 1881 furbish published a
to the spa in 1881 furbish published a
to the spa in 1881 furbish published a record of her time botanizing in
record of her time botanizing in
record of her time botanizing in Aroostook County
Aroostook County
Aroostook County six years later science published a
six years later science published a
six years later science published a short piece with the rhetorical title is
short piece with the rhetorical title is
short piece with the rhetorical title is botany a suitable study for young men
botany a suitable study for young men
botany a suitable study for young men their answer was of course yes it builds
their answer was of course yes it builds
their answer was of course yes it builds mental discipline and promotes physical
mental discipline and promotes physical
mental discipline and promotes physical activity with the subtext that it was
activity with the subtext that it was
activity with the subtext that it was not suitable for young women the New
not suitable for young women the New
not suitable for young women the New England Botanical Club assumed this
England Botanical Club assumed this
England Botanical Club assumed this perspective when it formed in 1895 and
perspective when it formed in 1895 and
perspective when it formed in 1895 and women were excluded from membership into
women were excluded from membership into
women were excluded from membership into the 1960s but in the last year’s of the
the 1960s but in the last year’s of the
the 1960s but in the last year’s of the 19th century
19th century
19th century Annie continued to write and botton eyes
Annie continued to write and botton eyes
Annie continued to write and botton eyes in 1892 she publishes how I bought
in 1892 she publishes how I bought
in 1892 she publishes how I bought knives in 1894 she was cited in the book
knives in 1894 she was cited in the book
knives in 1894 she was cited in the book the orchids of New England in 1895 she
the orchids of New England in 1895 she
the orchids of New England in 1895 she headlined a meeting of the
headlined a meeting of the
headlined a meeting of the Mountain Club I loved Annie because she
Mountain Club I loved Annie because she
Mountain Club I loved Annie because she got just enough of herself into the
got just enough of herself into the
got just enough of herself into the history books right in science and the
history books right in science and the
history books right in science and the New England Botanical Club were erecting
New England Botanical Club were erecting
New England Botanical Club were erecting there no girls allowed signs I love how
there no girls allowed signs I love how
there no girls allowed signs I love how she writes about botany and how the
she writes about botany and how the
she writes about botany and how the stories of her that survive paint the
stories of her that survive paint the
stories of her that survive paint the portrait of a capable and practical
portrait of a capable and practical
portrait of a capable and practical botanist and I really love knowing that
botanist and I really love knowing that
botanist and I really love knowing that in the summers when the Champlain
in the summers when the Champlain
in the summers when the Champlain Society was setting off fireworks at
Society was setting off fireworks at
Society was setting off fireworks at their campsite and hosting canoe races
their campsite and hosting canoe races
their campsite and hosting canoe races amongst themselves and he was on the
amongst themselves and he was on the
amongst themselves and he was on the island to the study presence of a
island to the study presence of a
island to the study presence of a middle-aged woman who wore shoes of a
middle-aged woman who wore shoes of a
middle-aged woman who wore shoes of a sensible thickness and packed a
sensible thickness and packed a
sensible thickness and packed a pocketknife
pocketknife
pocketknife [Applause]
yeah so I have a follow-up question
yeah so I have a follow-up question so did Annie make it into your
so did Annie make it into your
so did Annie make it into your dissertation unfortunately she didn’t I
dissertation unfortunately she didn’t I
dissertation unfortunately she didn’t I never found any records that she had
never found any records that she had
never found any records that she had kept so while I used all of Edward rands
kept so while I used all of Edward rands
kept so while I used all of Edward rands on the floor of Mount Desert Island to
on the floor of Mount Desert Island to
on the floor of Mount Desert Island to look at how plant communities had
look at how plant communities had
look at how plant communities had changed over time so I could say these
changed over time so I could say these
changed over time so I could say these things became more abundant these things
things became more abundant these things
things became more abundant these things disappeared I couldn’t really look at
disappeared I couldn’t really look at
disappeared I couldn’t really look at how changes in flowering time had
how changes in flowering time had
how changes in flowering time had happened on the island but recording
happened on the island but recording
happened on the island but recording phonology is back in fashion and so
phonology is back in fashion and so
phonology is back in fashion and so everyone can get the National phenology
everyone can get the National phenology
everyone can get the National phenology networks app on their phone and make
networks app on their phone and make
networks app on their phone and make their own records just like Thoreau and
their own records just like Thoreau and
their own records just like Thoreau and like Annie probably did and health
like Annie probably did and health
like Annie probably did and health ecologists like me to track changes in
ecologists like me to track changes in
ecologists like me to track changes in tidings of flowering and leaf out
tidings of flowering and leaf out
tidings of flowering and leaf out [Applause]
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