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Orchid Muse, a History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers – “Orchids and the Botany of Freedom”

DATE: April 12
TIME: 10-11:30 a.m.
PRICE: Members: $14.95 | Non-Members: $29.95


Join us for an orchid exhibit and a talk by Erica Hannickel, author of Orchid Muse, exploring the role of orchids in inspiring freedom. This program focuses on several chapters of Hannickel’s book Orchid Muse, a History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers. As a follow-up to Origin of Species, the orchid book scientifically investigated the flowers in new ways but surprisingly also advocated for the end to slavery in American and around the world. Following the talk, books will be available for purchase and signing.
 
About the Author
Erica Hannickel is a master gardener, a nonfiction author and former professor of environmental history. Her most recent book “Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers”  was longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, shortlisted for the 2023 Wisconsin Library Association Nonfiction Award and won the 2023 Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature Award.

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