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Victorian artist & naturalist Marianne North (b. #OTD in 1830) defied gender norms to document global plant life. Over 14 years, she traveled solo across 6 continents and 15+ countries, creating a revolutionary visual archive of the natural world. #WomenInSTEM #Art #ArtSky

It really helps if you are a "high-bred" White woman. Money opens doors--the doors that were closed to the women who helped keep her house, cooked her meals, and most definitely, organized her collections.

at least, if i was her maid, id get to travel to exciting places..

You imagine a job very different from one from 1830. If you were her "maid", you'd be washing her smalls, and cleaning her clothes, serving her food, and bathing her. You might get an exciting Sunday afternoon to look out the window of the hotel.