Enjoying a quiet moment of interspecies intellectual exchange with Laali. Reading the excellent 'Race & the Scottish Enlightenment' by @brucealexb.bsky.social and @lindaaburnett.bsky.social.
Between 1913 & 1918, Luxemburg compiled and annotated nearly 400 pressed leaves and flowers, even while imprisoned for her political activities. Rediscovered in 2009, her little-known herbarium offers a remarkable window into both the history of botany and her relationship with the natural world. 2/