Minerva Scientifica Birthday: Gulielma Lister
28th October 2024
Gulielma Lister
Mycologist and Botanist
BORN 28th October 1860, Sycamore House, 881 High Road, Leytonstone, Essex
“May Day Carol: The Hedges And Fields” Traditional arranged by Imogen Holst
“May Day Carol: The Hedges And Fields” is from collections at the English Folk Dance and Song Society, one of Twenty Traditional British Folk Songs for unaccompanied voices written in 1967. Holst’s arrangement for 3 voices is performed by electric voice theatre singers – Alice Privett, Jenny Miller and Margaret Cameron.
This evocative arrangement, a fusion of Pagan and Christian rites, echoes the life of Mycologist Gulielma Lister, particularly as a young girl, spending days with her family out of doors, collecting, sketching and observing the flora and fauna around Lyme Regis.
Gulielma Lister
A meticulous observer, illustrator and collector, Gulielma Lister (1860-1949) was world-famous for her research into slime mould and her continual support of younger female scientists and whose work is still referenced by scientists today. She was an early female member of several distinguished organisations, and was among the first 15 women elected to the prestigious Linnaean Society in 1904. She was also the first woman to be President of the Essex Field Club (1916-19).
You can find more about Gulielma Lister on her Minerva Scientifica page
https://minervascientifica.co.uk/gulielma-lister/
