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Dec 3, 2007 · Taking us from golden-age Amsterdam to the sweltering rain forests of Surinam to the modern laboratories where Merian's insights fuel a new branch of biology, Kim Todd brings to life an amazing seventeenth-century woman whose boldness and vision would still be exceptional today.
- Kim Todd
Kim Todd (born April 15, 1970) is an American author. She is also a professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota. She has written essays and several books of nonfiction, primarily about environmental history and the natural sciences.
Meet Kim TODD. I am the author of four books of literary nonfiction, including Sparrow; Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis; and Tinkering with Eden: a Natural History of Exotic Species in America. My most recent, Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters, ” published by HarperCollins ...
Published and soon-to-be published books by author Kim Todd.
Apr 13, 2021 · A vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who went undercover to expose corruption and abuse in America, and redefined what it meant to be a woman and a journalist—pioneers whose influence continues to be felt today.
- Kim Todd
Kim Todd is a professor in the Creative Writing Program and a Fellow with the Institute on the Environment. She is author of four books of literary nonfiction, focusing on forgotten stories about science, nature, and history that continue to influence our decisions. Her most recent book, Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl ...
About Kim Todd. My most recent book, Sensational: The Hidden History of America's "Girl Stunt Reporters," highlights female undercover journalists who exposed the rot at the heart of the Gilded Age. Based on an article that appeared in Smithsonian’s Secrets of American History issue, it was published by HarperCollins in April 2021.