A Visual Journey: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Life of Science and Art

Sponsored by The Book Club of California.

In 1870 at age 33, Sara Plummer Lemmon left the East Coast and moved west to Santa Barbara, where she taught herself botany and established the town’s first library. Ten years later she married botanist John Gill Lemmon, and together the two discovered hundreds of new plant species, many of them illustrated by Sara, an accomplished artist. She and JG traveled throughout the Southwest, often alone but sometimes with such friends, including John Muir and Clara Barton. Sara also found time to work as a journalist and as an activist in women’s suffrage and forest conservation. Her inspiring story is one of resilience, determination, and courage.

Author Wynne Brown will present the remarkable story of Sara Plummer Lemmon and provide an update on the preservation of Sara’s remarkable artwork — and how her own research continues to evolve.

A virtual presentation by Wynne Brown, writer, editor, and graphic designer.

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