Familiar Lectures on Botany

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Familiar Lectures on Botany was a textbook published in 1829 by Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps. This work was widely used and went through nine editions in its first decade. Phelps was an American educator and writer in the 19th century who aimed to improve academic standards for girls' education. Her textbook was part of a series of educational works she published, including titles on geology, chemistry, and natural philosophy, all intended for beginners. These publications reflect her dedication to science education for young women.1

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Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
…1829 Lincoln published a textbook, Familiar Lectures on Botany, which enjoyed wide use and went through nine editions in 10 years. She married John Phelps in 1831. Over the next several years she published Lectures to Young Ladies (1833), Botany for Beginners (1833), Geology for Beginners (1834), Chemistry for Beginners…
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…1829 Lincoln published a textbook, Familiar Lectures on Botany, which enjoyed wide use and went through nine editions in 10 years. She married John Phelps in 1831. Over the next several years she published Lectures to Young Ladies (1833), Botany for Beginners (1833), Geology for Beginners (1834), Chemistry for Beginners…
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