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02866aam a2200361 i 4500 001 9BB4F796223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240604012727 008 230421t20242023nyua e b 001 0aeng d 020 $a 9781685890704 (hardcover) 020 $a 1685890709 035 $a (OCoLC)1376495109 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCO $d OCLCO $d CHY $d OCLCO $d VXG $d GP5 $d BKL $d CNCAR $d UAP $d SILO 050 4 $a QK31.Z56 $b A3 2024 082 74 $a 580.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Zimmerman, Erin, $e author. 245 10 $a Unrooted : $b botany, motherhood, and the fight to save an old science / $c Erin Zimmerman 260 $a Brooklyn, NY: $b Melville House, $c [2024] 300 $a 262 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue -- Library of the dead -- Learning to look -- Tiny worlds-- Intrepid enough -- Learning to see -- Uncertainty, in science and life -- Adaptation -- The lady vaishes -- This view of life -- Botanist at large -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading -- Endnotes -- Index. 520 $a 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. 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. Zimmerman is also a botanical illustrator and will provide 8 original illustrations for the book. 600 10 $a Zimmerman, Erin. 650 0 $a Women botanists $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women in higher education. 650 0 $a Botany. 650 0 $a Motherhood. 650 0 $a Plants. 650 0 $a Women botanists. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240604015033.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9BB4F796223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search