The Scientific Vision of Women

The exhibition was curated by:

Meg Brown, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Exhibits Librarian

Brooke Guthrie, Research Services Librarian, Rubenstein Library

Lauren Reno, Section Head, Rare Materials Cataloging, Rubenstein Library

With contributions from:

Nicolette Cagle, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Policy, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Patrick Charbonneau, Professor of Chemistry and Physics

Alexander Glass, Senior Lecturer in Earth and Ocean Sciences

Laura Grunert, Department of Biology

Colette Harley, Sallie Bingham Center Public Services Intern

Evan Hepler-Smith, Assistant Professor of History

Dana Hogan, PHD candidate (awarded in May 2024), Art, Art History & Visual Studies and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies

Rachel Ingold, Curator, History of Medicine Collections

Dan Richter, Professor of Soils and Forest Ecology

Jacquie Samples, Head, Metadata & Discovery Strategy Department, Duke University Libraries

Rebecca Williams, Archives Librarian for Research, Outreach, and Education; Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives

Angela Zoss, Head, Assessment & User Experience Strategy Department, Duke University Libraries

Most of the materials on display are from the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; some were from other collections of the Duke University Libraries, and some, where noted, were loaned from individuals or institutions. Many of the reproductions seen in the exhibition are from a variety of sources, links are shared where they are still available.

We would like to thank Aaron Welborn, Svea Elisha, Neal Shipe, Megan O’Connell, Laura Micham, Kelly Wooten, Pam Chastain, Grace Zayobi, Deric Hardy and Naomi Nelson for their assistance. Jim Jarvis executed the graphic design, Ben Alper printed graphic panels and Yoon Kim crafted all exhibition material preparation.

This exhibition was sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.