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The Eyes of the Heart

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Chapter Eleven focuses on the experiences of women in the field of ornithology and the larger naturalist movement. The chapter provides a brief history of the ornithology, the gender barrier women faces in the sciences, self-trained verse academic training, and the lives and relationships Louise had with her fellow female ornithologist, and their eventual founding of the first women’s ornithological club in Canada the Margaret Morse Nice Ornithological Club.

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Merilyn Simonds

Merilyn Simonds is the author of 18 books, including the non-fiction classic The Convict Lover, Gutenberg’s Fingerprint, and most recently, the novel Refuge. The founder and first artistic director of the Kingston WritersFest, Simonds is an influential champion of writers and writing. She lives with writer and translator Wayne Grady and divides her time between Kingston, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.