Image: Portrait of Louisa Ulrika (1720-1782) as Queen-Dowager by Lorens Pasch the Younger, 1775, NM 3005 20059, Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Electricity, Astronomy and Natural History

From Colonial Sydney to Royal Sweden, and a Ladies Academy of Science In-Between.

What did Fanny Macleay in colonial Sydney in 1826 have in common with the Dutch Golden Age painter Rachel Ruysch and Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden?

Each of these women shared the drive to seek scientific knowledge through their own sense of enquiry, along with playing a pivotal role within their families and societies.

Anne Harbers examines the depth and energy these women gave to their scientific learning in parallel with the other achievements in their lives – and the first women’s academy of science, The Ladies Society of Natural Sciences in Holland that met for over 100 years.

Anne Harbers

An experienced presenter and writer in Art History with postgraduate qualifications, Anne is currently working towards a PhD in Dutch 17^th century art. Anne lectures regularly to museums, antique study groups and art history conferences in the USA and Europe as well as the Art Gallery of NSW and the National Trust. For 25 years, Anne worked in global companies in biotechnology and medical research in Australia, Asia and Europe with postgraduate qualifications in Chemistry by Research and an MBA.

About the Women and Science series

Presented by the Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, the Women and Science lecture series will examine the huge changes we have seen in the roles women have played in science, and the view science has held of women.

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Anne Harbers — Electricity, Astronomy and Natural History

Monday, 23 September 2019, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

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Venue

Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney

Date

Monday, 23 September 2019

Time

6.00pm – Registration/Drinks
6:30-7:30pm – Talk
Light refreshments will be served before the lecture

Cost

$15 – SMSA Members
$15 – Royal Society Members and Fellows
$20 – Guests and General Entry

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