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"As a skilled botanical illustrator, Anna was part of a largely invisible community of women whose significant contributions to scientific advancement have gone mostly unnoticed." By Margie MacKinnon Originally published in RESTORATION CONVERSATIONS magazine SPRING/SUMMER, Issue 9 Anna Atkins, Carix (America), c. 1848-1853, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, New York In 1842, scientist John Herschel coined the term ‘cyanotype’ to d

Renaissance Women: From d’Este to Dunant By Eleanor Walker Originally published in RESTORATION CONVERSATIONS magazine Spring/Summer 2026 - Issue 9 Renowned British author Sarah Dunant is known for her writing featuring strong, independent women in important Renaissance centres. Rubens (after Titian), Isabella in Red, c. 1605, Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna. Source: Wikipedia From In the Company of the Courtesan, and Sacred Hearts, to In the Name of the Family and The Birth o