Darwin Speaks Out!
We were very pleased recently to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr Who and as the voice of...
View ArticleHarvard Project #1: The Amazing Dar-Man
Following the success of last year’s collaboration, the Darwin and Gender project is delighted to team up again with students at the Department of the History of Science, Harvard University....
View ArticleHarvard Project #2: “Man has Ultimately Become Superior to Woman”– or has he?
Following the success of last year’s collaboration, the Darwin and Gender project is delighted to team up again with students at the Department of the History of Science, Harvard University....
View ArticleHarvard Project #3: An address to the National Science Foundation
Following the success of last year’s collaboration, the Darwin and Gender project is delighted to team up again with students at the Department of the History of Science, Harvard University....
View ArticleHarvard Project #4: Physical Science
Following the success of last year’s collaboration, the Darwin and Gender project is delighted to team up again with students at the Department of the History of Science, Harvard University....
View Article‘The Evolution of Woman’ versus ‘The Descent of Man’
Eliza Burt Gamble Women have interpreted and applied evolutionary theory in arguments about women’s nature for over a century. Eliza Burt Gamble (1841-1920) was a pioneer in this endeavor. Gamble was...
View ArticleCharles & Emma Darwin: a typical Victorian marriage?
Kirstie Hampson recently completed a Graduate Certificate in History at Birkbeck, University of London, and used the Darwin Correspondence Project online archives while researching her dissertation;...
View ArticleGender ‘Behind the Scenes’
Darwin praises Henrietta’s corrections of ‘Descent’, CUL DAR 185:58 (1870) The Darwin Correspondence Project recently launched an online exhibit - ’Darwin Behind the Scenes.’ The exhibit uses Charles...
View Article‘Darwin & Gender’ resources released!
New ‘Darwin & Gender’ resources The Darwin Correspondence Project is proud to announce the release of a major set of online resources aimed at students and researchers of the History of Science,...
View ArticleReviewing Uncle Charles’s new book
Charles Darwin’s readership largely consisted of other well-educated Victorian men, nonetheless, there were a few women who did read, review, and respond to Darwin’s work. One of these women was...
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