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This four-episode scripted series explores the lives and impact of groundbreaking scientists and sisters Drs. E. Lucy and Annette Braun. Their stories are illuminated via letters they wrote back to one of their scientific proteges during their final research trip to the West in 1963. The pioneering sisters were 75 and 79, respectively.

Their letters to Elizabeth Brockschager, whose collection at the Lloyd Library & Museum inspired this series, encompass the personal and the scientific. Their excitement over their journey provides a glimpse into both their personalities and their perseverance.

Episode 1 provides background about the series and its author, Elissa Yancey, a Lloyd Library Research fellow and journalist who has been studying the Cincinnati-born scientists for four years.

Starting mid-May Cincinnati will experience the siege of Brood X, the 17-year cicadas. Listen to Dr. Gene Kritzky virtually discuss these pests and his research using Lloyd Library collections to better understand them.

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Dr. Kritsky is the dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences and is a professor in the Department of Biology. Before coming to the Mount in 1983, he received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 1977 and 1976 respectively, as well as a B.A. in Biology from Indiana University. Professor Kritsky serves as editor of American Entomologist, and has published five books and more than 100 papers on insect evolution, beekeeping history, egyptology, and Charles Darwin.

2020 Curtis Gates Lloyd Fellow, Elissa Yancey describes her research mapping the inner and outer narratives of E. Lucy and Annette Braun as they paved a groundbreaking trail across the American West.  These two single sisters and renowned scientists traveled tens of thousands of miles in the early 20th century documenting flora and insects. Their work remains of great value to researchers today chronicling the impact of human population and climate change.  By tracing the Braun sisters’ correspondences with their student, house sitter and amateur botanist, Elizabeth Brockschlager, Yancey will compare their scientific and public writings to create a more complete picture of the lives as female scientists.

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Elissa Yancey, MSEd, is an award-winning journalist, educator and non-profit leader who has spent more than three decades listening to, writing about and sharing people’s stories. A co-founder of two story-driven non-profits—WordPlay Cincy and A Picture’s Worth, and founder of the consultancy, EY Ink, she blends her expertise as an educator and communicator with her passion for equity.

Join us for a virtual conversation sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! Chaske Haverkos of Brown Bear Bakery, Erica Ward of Erica Patricia and Sharon Butler of The BonBonerie all sit down to share their favorite ingredients, recipes and techniques in the kitchen. They will also reflect on the broader impact of baked goods and their work in the Greater Cincinnati area.

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