Elizabeth and Mary Kirby

Elizabeth Kirby (1823–1873) and Mary Kirby (1817–1893) were successful writers and illustrators of books for children and books on natural science. Mary Kirby is known particularly for leading the crowd-sourced Flora of Leicestershire and Elizabeth for her children's books. They both had a lifelong writing partnership that popularised science. Mary is considered the only woman to write a scientific study of the flora of her county in the nineteenth century.

Elizabeth and Mary Kirby

Elizabeth Kirby (1823–1873) and Mary Kirby (1817–1893) were successful writers and illustrators of books for children and books on natural science. Mary Kirby is known particularly for leading the crowd-sourced Flora of Leicestershire and Elizabeth for her children's books. They both had a lifelong writing partnership that popularised science. Mary is considered the only woman to write a scientific study of the flora of her county in the nineteenth century.