{"product_id":"mischievous-creatures-catherine-mcneur-9781541674172","title":"Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth century, combining \"meticulous research and sensitive storytelling\" (Janice P. Nimura, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doctors Blackwell\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMischievous Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and work of Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris, sisters and scientists in early America. Margaretta, an entomologist, was famous among her peers and the public for her research on seventeen-year cicadas and other troublesome insects. Elizabeth, a botanist, was a prolific illustrator and a trusted supplier of specimens to the country's leading experts. Together, their discoveries helped fuel the growth and professionalization of science in antebellum America. But these very developments confined women in science to underpaid and underappreciated roles for generations to follow, erasing the Morris sisters' contributions along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMischievous Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e is an indelible portrait of two unsung pioneers, one that places women firmly at the center of the birth of American science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine McNeur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541674170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541674172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023 pg. 6","brand":"Catherine McNeur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128965918975,"sku":"9781541674172","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69a8555d-d326-4bad-9bff-322e70b21fae.jpg?v=1687461369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mischievous-creatures-catherine-mcneur-9781541674172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}