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Recent content by SaraPorter
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Webb Thomas , attorney (died 1824)
Hello Brigette Lovely to say hello. Isaac Newton wow as a relative. Im probably related very distantly to Jane Austen but its very distant. Are the Swinsons a Gloucestershire or Worcestershire family ? Are you on ancestry ? Im looking at Jane as a botanist and her connections to East Midlands...- SaraPorter
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Webb Thomas , attorney (died 1824)
If they were non conformists then Jane's father would have been brought up in the tradition of women writers such as Patricia Wakefield (Aunt of Elizabeth Fry) and Maria Jacson. It was common for them to be encouraged to gain an education especially in the natural world.- SaraPorter
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Webb Thomas , attorney (died 1824)
Hello Im currently researching into women in science, Ive got a talk on 10 August on the impact of the lunar society and womens education. Ive come across Jane Loudon as shes the amalgamation of women breaking down some of the barriers. I am interested in her work as a botanist and really...- SaraPorter
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