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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} the Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G. Jones The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G. Jones. Find an Author, Find a Book: Connect. This is the first full-length biography of British historian Frances Yates, author of such acclaimed works as Giordano Bruno and The Hermetic Tradition and The Art of Memory , one of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Jones's book explores Yates' remarkable life and career and her interest in the mysterious figure of Giordano Bruno and the influence of the Hermetic tradition on the culture of the Renaissance. Her revolutionary way of viewing history, literature, art, and the theater as integral parts of the cultural picture of the time period did much to shape modern interdisciplinary approaches to history and literary criticism. Jones focuses not only on the particulars of Yates' life, but also sheds light on the tradition of female historians of her time and their contributions to Renaissance scholarship. In addition to her insightful commentary on Yates' academic work, Jones quotes from Frances' diaries and the writings of those who were close to her, to shed light on Yates' private life. This biography is significant for those with an interest in literary criticism, women's history, scientific history, or the intellectual atmosphere of postwar Britain, as well as those interested in the Hermetic tradition. The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G. Jones. Marjorie G. Jones with her Research Assistant Jonathan Jones at launch of In the Cards, Philadelphia, October 2018. At Mt. Cuba, Hockessin, DE. At the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Canada. Marjorie G. Jones speaks about Mary Vaux Walcott’s reports to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs at the annual National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) conference in Denver, November 2010. Marjorie G. Jones at Founders Hall, Haverford College, PA (Summer 2009), where she conducted research for her next biography of Mary Vaux Walcott. The author speaking about Frances Yates & the Hermetic Tradition at Friends of Cleopas, London, 2006. MARJORIE G. JONES, J.D., M.A. Recently she has delivered the following papers: Audubon of Botany: Philadelphia Quaker Mary Vaux Walcott Friends in the City (via ZOOM) Philadelphia, PA May, 2021. Fiction is Stranger Than Truth: The Relationship Between Biography and Fiction Women Writing Women's Lives Seminar (via ZOOM) New York City December 2020. Common Ground: Wheaton at the Arch Street Meeting Arch Street meeting House, Philadelphia November, 2019. Tarot and the Hermetic Tradition Philadelphia City Institute March, 2019. Romance in Bloom Mt. Cuba Center Hockessin, DE May, 2018. Revelatory Intersections and Rich Sources: The Botanical Art of Mary Vaux Walcott Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve New Hope, PA January, 2018. Illustrating History: The Botanical Art of Mary Vaux Walcott Pennsylvania Society of Botanical Artists (BSBI) Jenkins Arboretum Devon, PA October, 2017. MIA at PMA: Mary Vaux Walcott’s Place Among Philadelphia Watercolorists Cathedral Village Philadelphia, Pa. April 2017. Unpretentious Pragmatism: The Western Travels of Mary Vaux Walcott & Co. Whyte Museum Banff, Canada August 2016. Intersections and Patterns: The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott Arnold Arboretum Boston, MA July 2016. Daring Spiritual Adventures Commemorating Frances Yates & The Art of Memory Rose Theatre, Kingston University, London April 2016. Our Marys Henry Foundation for Botanical Research Gladwyne PA January 2016. With Mary The Athenaeum of Philadelphia December 2015. Three R's - Repentance, Redemption, Rehabilitation - the Merits of Prison Education Ethical Humanist Association of Philadelphia December 2015. The Joy of Sympathetic Companionship: The Correspondence of Mary Vaux Walcott & First Lady Lou Henry Hoover Franklin Inn Club Philadelphia, PA June 2013. Indigenous Americans & Quaker Women: Mary Vaux Walcott & the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado November 2010. Out of Nowhere: The European World of Henry Hudson McNair Scholars Convocation Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY May 2009. Audubon of Botany: Mary Vaux Walcott & Some Interesting Intersections of History Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference Albuquerque, NM January 2008. Frances Yates & the Hermetic Tradition The Companions of Cleopas London July 2006. The Audubon of Botany: Mary Vaux Walcott & the Tradition of Women Naturalists Phi Alpha Theta Induction Mercy College May 2005. The Myth of the Christian Queens: The Role of Syncretism in the Conversion of Europe Central European University Budapest, Hungary July 2001. Absence of Evidence (Is Not Evidence of Absence) National Women's Study Association Annual Conference Boston, MA June 2000. At That Time She Was A Woman: Susan B. Anthony & the Effectiveness of Revolutionary Legalese National Women's Study Association Annual Conference Seneca Falls, NY June 1998. Newton and the Alchemical Paradigm Concordia University Montreal, Canada March 1996. Newton and the Alchemical Paradigm Tenth Anniversary Historical Studies Spring Conference The Graduate Faculty The New School for Social Research, NYC March 1995. Interested especially in women’s spiritual journeys, Marjorie has published the following articles: The Correspondence of Mary Vaux Walcott and Lou Henry Hoover Friends Historical Association Bulletin Spring 2014. Review of Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating Forgotten Stories of America’s First Women Lawyers by Jill Norgren (NYU Press, 2013) in The Voice of Experience , a publication of the American Bar Association, Fall 2013. Bowling Along: Early Travel Adventures of Mary Morris Vaux Quaker History , the bulletin of the Friends Historical Association, Spring 2011. MARJORIE G. JONES, J.D., M.A. Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition , by Marjorie G. Jones, is available for purchase on the following sites: Print Edition at Amazon , Barnes and Noble and Nicholas-Hays & Ibis Press ; Kindle Edition available at Amazon Kindle Books. The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G. Jones. Find an Author, Find a Book: Connect. In collaboration with a Scotland Yard detective, who is also a Freemason, Frances Yates, eminent historian of Renaissance spirituality and proponent of martyred priest Giordano Bruno, employs her unique scholarship to solve a murder and the theft of a rare volume in the renowned musty library of ancient philosophical traditions, where she has long been a resident scholar. While immersed in an article regarding the significance of mysterious tarot cards, Yates comes to realize that the recurring images of the cards illustrate universal life stages and character traits that may provide clues to the identity of the murderer. Along the way, she encounters more recent scholarship regarding feminist theology that, together with the tarot, prompts her to reconsider her own patriarchal spiritual worldview. Mary Vaux Walcott: The Audubon of Botany. Mary Vaux Walcott was a gifted artist whose nearly 1,000 watercolors of North American wildflowers earned her the title of the "Audubon of Botany". Married late in life, she accompanied her husband on trips to the American and Canadian Rockies during which time she painted the native flora of the region. In 1925, the Smithsonian Institution published 400 of her illustrations in a five-volume work entitled North American Wild Flowers . Marjorie presents a fascinating look at Mary Walcott, a remarkable illustrator and an intrepid woman who sought escape from Victorian social conventions and pursued adventure and self-expression in the American west during the transformative times in which she lived. The talk will be supplemented with selected prints of Walcott's original paintings from Mrs. Copeland's collections. Light refreshments will be served. Copies of Marjorie's book, The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott , will be available for purchase and signing after the lecture. Marjorie G. Jones is a graduate of Wheaton College (MA) and the Rutgers School of Law. After 25 years in banking and executive recruitment, she returned to school and earned an MA in Historical Studies at the Graduate Faculty of the New School in New York City. She has taught at The New School, Mercy College, and, most recently, at Graterford Prison for Villanova University. A member of the Writing Women's Lives seminar in NYC, she lives in Philadelphia. Sorry, this course is inactive. Please contact our office to see if it will be reinstated, or if alternative classes are available. Publication Spotlight: The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott. With her December 2015 publication, The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott , released through Schiffer Publishing, author Marjorie G. Jones, a 1968 graduate of Rutgers Law-Newark, explores the life of the woman who was known as the “Audubon of Botany.” Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940) was a noted Quaker watercolor artist. Quakers try to avoid decorative arts, yet Vaux was encouraged to depict God’s work in nature from an early age. She began to collect and paint the North American wildflowers, for which she is primarily noted and recognized, and, today, there are almost 1,000 of her prints posted on the Smithsonian website. After she exhibited at Washington, DC’s Corcoran Gallery of Art in the 1920s, she garnered the nickname “Audubon of Botany.” Walcott spent the first half-century of her life caring for her intimidating father in Philadelphia. At age fifty-four, against her father’s wishes, she married Charles Doolittle Walcott, the widowed fourth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. This marriage propelled her into the highest circles of Washington society and politics, where she became a close friend of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover, the nation’s first Quaker president. The book cover for The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott . Released through Schiffer Publishing. “If she hadn’t married the Secretary of the Smithsonian, whether her paintings would be widely known today is debatable,” says Jones. Her father and two younger brothers inspired Walcotts’s passion for nature.
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