Birdwatching with American Women: A Selection of Nature Writings

by Deborah Strom (Editor)

“ Birdwatching with American Women is a gift to all enthusiastic amateurs in natural history. . . . [Strom’s] introductions match the quality of the best of the writing. . . . A delightful collection.” ―Erma J. Fisk, author of The Peacocks of Baboquivari American women have long been writing with wit and style about birds, but most of these writers (with exceptions such as Sarah Orne Jewett and Celia Thaxter) have been little known. Deborah Strom now offers a sampling of the fine birding literature produced by women from the late 1800s through World War II, introducing the writers “intriguingly, succinctly limning lives of often great fascination” ( Booklist )

Genres: Birds

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

admittedly, I'm a birdwatcher, still I think many would love this book full of fine writing by women from the mid 19th century up to the 1980's when this book was compiled. Very few of these women are well known except in ornithology circles, but they all deserve reading, and some share harrowing adventures while bird watching.

[Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice collection of nature writings about birds. Discovered some wonderful excerpts and authors that I will be looking into further. I do recommend skipping chapter 4 about Doubleday as it contains racist ideology.