{"product_id":"forgotten-botanist-sara-lemmon","title":"The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science \u0026 Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMEET THE AUTHOR - March 22nd, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn recognition of Women’s History Month we invite you to join us at the Tucson Audubon Nature Shop for a presentation and book signing with author, Wynne Brown as we celebrate Sara Plummer Lemmon. Wynne Brown is a freelance writer\/editor\/graphic designer based in Tucson on the Arizona lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Register Here!\" href=\"https:\/\/tucsonaudubon.org\/?mec-events=wynnebrown3-22-24\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/tucsonaudubon.org\/?mec-events=wynnebrown3-22-24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWILLA Literary Award Winner in Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2022 Spur Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2022 Top Pick in Southwest Books of the Year \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist in Cover Design \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHonorable Mention in the At-Large NFPW Communications Contest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Forgotten Botanist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the account of an extraordinary woman who, in 1870, was driven by ill health to leave the East Coast for a new life in the West—alone. At thirty-three, Sara Plummer relocated to Santa Barbara, where she taught herself botany and established the town’s first library. Ten years later she married botanist John Gill Lemmon, and together the two discovered hundreds of new plant species, many of them illustrated by Sara, an accomplished artist. Although she became an acknowledged botanical expert and lecturer, Sara’s considerable contributions to scientific knowledge were credited merely as “J.G. Lemmon \u0026amp; wife.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Forgotten Botanist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e chronicles Sara’s remarkable life, in which she and JG found new plant species in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Mexico and traveled throughout the Southwest with such friends as John Muir and Clara Barton. Sara also found time to work as a journalist and as an activist in women’s suffrage and forest conservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Forgotten Botanist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a timeless tale about a woman who discovered who she was by leaving everything behind. Her inspiring story is one of resilience, determination, and courage—and is as relevant to our nation today as it was in her own time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company \u0026 Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45076401258808,"sku":"9781496222817","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/6034\/0807\/files\/9781496222817-us.jpg?v=1750609025","url":"https:\/\/tucsonnatureshop.myshopify.com\/products\/forgotten-botanist-sara-lemmon","provider":"tucsonnatureshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}