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“It’s wonderful! …very evocative and brimming with insights on
DEB OR AH BOERNER EIN
the natural world and the pioneering female naturalist who
helped shape how we understand it.”
—Robin F. Bachin, Ph.D., Charlton W. Tebeau Assoc.
Professor of History, University of Miami
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 VOLUME 15 • ISSUE 40 With access to the Treat files at the Vineland Historical and Deborah Boerner Ein
ovelist Barbara Kingsolver cast a fictionalized Mary Treat as a
Nmain character in her 2018 bestseller Unsheltered. Since then,
many have sought to learn more about the 19th century naturalist
whose studies coincided with those of Charles Darwin.
Antiquarian Society, biographer Deborah Boerner Ein tells the story
of Mary Treat, through these original papers:
• Letters from her many correspondents—prominent
botanists, entomologists, and other scientists—including
six letters from Darwin
• Letters from family and friends
• Professional and personal documents
• Treat’s own published works
INSIDE: scientist to light in an era when her timeless lessons in nature and life
Boerner Ein uses all of these resources to bring this little-known
ring louder and clearer than ever.
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR: • COMMUNITY UPDATE: forgotten when the breadth and depth of her research is outstanding?”
“Loved reading this well written and researched biography about
this fantastic scientist. How could Mary Treat have been essentially
Filling with Holiday Events Be in the Know with Local News The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University MARY TREAT
— Jon K. Gelhaus, Ph.D., Curator of Entomology,
Around South Jersey • It’s Time to Share © 2022 by Deborah Boerner Ein ISBN-13: 978-1-3875-4330-4
$22.00 U.S.
• Crossword: Thanksgiving the Turkey Tales www.MaryTreat.com 9 781387 543304 $30.00 Can. A BIOGRAPHY
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