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DESCRIPTION:Join Knitters\, Book Lovers and librarians Jacquelyn Sundberg a
 nd Kristen Howard for a knitted perspective on 19th-century聽botanical spec
 imen books. The Blacker Wood Collection of Natural History is rich in exam
 ples of these books\, accumulated and created primarily by gentleman schol
 ars and naturalists. Female botanists at the time faced a male-dominated f
 ield\, as special guest Tina Gianquitto discussed in her talk on April 11t
 h.聽\n\nWe selected some books created and compiled by women to use as insp
 iration for a new knitting pattern. Celebrate natural HerStory with us as 
 we launch a new\, free knitting pattern inspired by these books. Join us f
 or a show and tell of some of our beautiful source material and for your c
 hance to knit from our special collections.\n\nOpen to all\, seasoned and 
 new knitters welcome.聽\n\nWatch event on YouTube\n\n聽\n\n\nAbout the Speak
 er:\n\nKristen C. Howard is the Liaison Librarian for History\, Classics\,
  Indigenous Studies\, and Religious Studies at the 黑料不打烊 University Libra
 ry. Kristen has a PhD聽in History from the Division for Late Medieval and R
 eformation Studies at the University of Arizona in 2020. Kristen is a knit
 ter and this will be the third knitting pattern she has created inspired b
 y the 黑料不打烊 Library's Rare and Special collections.\n\nJacquelyn Sundberg
  is the Outreach librarian for the special collections units at the 黑料不打烊
  University. Combining experience in both public and academic libraries wi
 th her Masters degrees in English Literature and Information Studies\, she
  works to make library collections accessible to a broader audience. Her w
 ork includes grant projects\, publications\, multimedia projects\, website
 s\, videos\, and games. Most recently\, she created Moments in Time\, a ch
 ronological card game supported by the library鈥檚 SSHRC-funded Serious Play
  initiative.\n\n聽\n
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LOCATION:Rare Books and Special Collections\, McLennan Library Building 4th
  floor\, McLennan Library Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C9\, 3459 r
 ue McTavish
SUMMARY:Hybrid Event: Knitting Natural HerStory
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