Marcia Myers Bonta (born 1940) is an American naturalist and writer, known for her extensive writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna.
Marcia Bonta | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Bucknell University |
| Known for | writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | natural history |
Biography
editMarcia Bonta was born on July 11, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey.[1] She earned a BA degree from Bucknell University in 1962, and has done extensive research on the history of women naturalists. She is the author of more than 300 articles and a long-running column in the Pennsylvania Game News.[2]
Selected works
edit- Escape to the Mountain, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1980
- Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1988
- Appalachian Spring, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1991
- Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1991
- Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1994
- American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists, Editor, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1995
- More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1995
- Appalachian Summer, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1999
Awards
edit- 1989: Book of the year award from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). American Women of Science Since 1900: Essays A-H. Vol.1. ABC-CLIO. p. 244. ISBN 9781598841589.