In the mid-1730s, Elizabeth Blackwell did something that no one like her had ever done: She became the first British woman to produce a fully illustrated herbal — a kind of encyclopedic botanical reference guide — for commercial sale.
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The Exquisite Illustrations of a Pioneering Woman Herbalist
A Curious Herbal, the first modern edition of Elizabeth Blackwell’s 18th-century botanical guide, grants her the recognition that she has long deserved.
