Maxwell Made Her Natural History Collection (1879), written by Maxwell’s half-sister Mary Dartt. In this lecture, I will re-introduce On the Plains, and Among the Peaks or, How Mrs. Despite Maxwell’s skill and fame as a taxidermist in the nineteenth century she is virtually unknown today. While not the first American woman naturalist, Maxwell is the earliest extant example of one acquiring and preparing animal specimens, engaging in the messy, dangerous, and bloody work previously left to her male counterparts. The Rocky Mountain Huntress: Recovering the Story of Martha Maxwell’s Frontier TaxidermyĪmeric an naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell became famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise in collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado’s wildlife.
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