Zimmerman Erin
Zimmerman Erin - Unrooted Botany Motherhood And The Fight To Save An Old Science - Hardcover
Zimmerman Erin - Unrooted Botany Motherhood And The Fight To Save An Old Science - Hardcover
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Description: Growing up in rural Ontario Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants - an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle but ubiquitous sexism Zimmerman began to doubt herself - and to hear the siren call of motherhood. Unrooted: Botany Motherhood and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist's memoir a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This is a memoir about plants about looking at the world with wonder and about what it means to be a woman in academia - an environment that pushes out mothers and those with any outside responsibilities. Zimmerman delves into her experiences as a new mom her decision to leave her position in post - graduate research and how she found a new way to stay in the field she loves. She also explores botany as a 'dying science worth fighting for. While still an undergrad Zimmerman's university started the process of closing the Botany Department a sign of waning funding for her beloved science. Still she argues for its continuation not only because we have at least 100,000 plant species yet to be discovered but because an understanding of botany is crucial in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Title: Unrooted Botany Motherhood And The Fight To Save An Old Science
Author(s): Zimmerman Erin
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Barcode: 9781685890704
Pages: 336 Pages, 8 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Memoirs
Description: Growing up in rural Ontario Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants - an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle but ubiquitous sexism Zimmerman began to doubt herself - and to hear the siren call of motherhood. Unrooted: Botany Motherhood and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist's memoir a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This is a memoir about plants about looking at the world with wonder and about what it means to be a woman in academia - an environment that pushes out mothers and those with any outside responsibilities. Zimmerman delves into her experiences as a new mom her decision to leave her position in post - graduate research and how she found a new way to stay in the field she loves. She also explores botany as a 'dying science worth fighting for. While still an undergrad Zimmerman's university started the process of closing the Botany Department a sign of waning funding for her beloved science. Still she argues for its continuation not only because we have at least 100,000 plant species yet to be discovered but because an understanding of botany is crucial in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Title: Unrooted Botany Motherhood And The Fight To Save An Old Science
Author(s): Zimmerman Erin
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Barcode: 9781685890704
Pages: 336 Pages, 8 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Memoirs
