Visiting Darwin! No, Not Him.

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Popping in to Meet the OTHER Darwin, and Being Gobsmacked.

May 9, 2023

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Manikin at desk, representing Erasmus Darwin, in parlor, with fireplace, portraits, and tea table — Dr. Darwin writing letters in the parlor. The ropes are to stop kids (and adults, sadly) touching the Wedgwood tea set. Image:Annette Laing, 2023

I once got a critical evaluation from a teacher, in Atlanta, Georgia, about my school presentation on child labor in the British Industrial Revolution.

I wa…

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Visiting Darwin! No, Not Him.

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Popping in to Meet the OTHER Darwin, and Being Gobsmacked.

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