Collecting women in geology: opening the international case of a Scottish ‘cabinétière’, Eliza Gordon Cumming ( c. 1798–1842)

Abstract

The double meanings of ‘case’ in the subtitle pinpoint the dual investigations of this chapter. It first puts the case for better understanding of women9s contributions to ‘serious’ geology in international, as well as national, contexts by overtly collecting British women collectors in the field who contributed to French geological knowledge. It can then unpack the pivotal importance of women9s geology collections and women...