During the 18th century, when enlightenment science became a cultural fashion in Europe, Linnaeus's sexual system and binomial nomenclature were established, which made botany easier to have access. From 1760s to 1830s, Linnaean botany was fashionable in Europe especially in England. With its feminine characteristics and under the influence of Rousseau, many women engaged in the learning, research and popularization of botany. They wrote a lot of popular botanical books, most of which were in the forms of letters and dialogues. Those women had different background; however, all of them faced difficulties because of their gender.

polite science  /  Linnaean botany  /  popularization of botany  /  gender consciousness