THE ENTOMOLOGIST Evelyn Cheesman

About this episode

The episode explores the life and achievements of entomologist Evelyn Cheesman, highlighting her contributions during WWII and her adventurous spirit.

Over the course of her 87 years, self-taught British entomologist Evelyn Cheesman went on eight solo insect-collecting expeditions across the South Pacific, collected almost 100,000 specimens, identified dozens (possibly hundreds!) of previously unknown species, and used her specialized knowledge of Oceania to save countless lives during WWII. Meet the indomitable genius who persevered against unimaginable odds to build herself the life she wanted - no matter what stood in her way. Our guest is Sarah Lonsdale, author of the book Wildly Different. Music for this episode provided by: Emily Sprague, Jesse Gallagher, The Tides, Quincas Moreira, Kevin MacLeod, Brian Bolger, Asher Fulero, Myuu, Aaron Kenny, Geographer, and Nexus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Katie Nelson, Olivia Meikle

Guest: Sarah Lonsdale

Topics covered

• entomology
• WWII
• insect collecting
• female scientists
• Oceania
• biography

Keywords

• Evelyn Cheesman
• entomologist
• insect collecting
• WWII
• female scientists
• Oceania
• biography
• Sarah Lonsdale
• Wildly Different

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emily Sprague, Jesse Gallagher, The Tides, Quincas Moreira, Kevin MacLeod, Brian Bolger, Asher Fulero, Myuu, Aaron Kenny, Geographer

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