Martine de Bertereau (ca. 1584–ca. 1643) was a mineralogist and hydrogeologist and dedicated her life and two published works to advocating for state support of the science of mineralogy. Marie Meurdrac (ca.1610–80) was an alchemist and chemist who published the first so-called chemistry book by a woman. Anne R. Larsen is professor emerita and senior research professor at Hope College. She is author of Anna Maria van Schurman, “The Star of Utrecht”: The Educational Vision and Reception of a Savante and coeditor of Anna Maria van Schurman, Letters and Poems to and from Her Mentor and Other Members of Her Circle. Colette H. Winn, professor emerita at Washington University in Saint Louis, is author of Far from Home in Early Modern France: Three Women’s Stories and Les Femmes témoins de la révocation de l’édit de Nantes.

"This edition and translation of two significant seventeenth-century scientists by two leading scholars of early modern women intellectuals is a welcome addition to the Other Voice series. Martine de Bertereau and Marie Meurdrac have elicited limited scholarly attention in the history of science, but they are not widely known among scholars of the period. Neither figure has been translated into English. Larsen and Winn’s introduction offers a thorough examination of what is known of each woman’s life as well as a careful reading of her work. The translations themselves read well; a detailed scholarly apparatus illuminates technical scientific terms and provides references to relevant contemporary scholarship. This project enlarges our understanding of women’s intellectual contributions at a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern science."

• Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction The Other Voice Lives and Works Genre and Authorial Self-Presentation Reception and Afterlife Conclusion Note on the Translation Note on Martine de Bertereau’s Texts Note on Marie Meurdrac’s Text Martine de Bertereau, Veritable Declaration of the Discovery of the Mines and Quarries of France Martine de Bertereau, Restoring Pluto, to My Lord His Eminence Cardinal Duke of Richelieu Marie Meurdrac, Free and Easy Chemistry for Ladies AppendicesA: Table of Currencies, Measurements, and Weights B: Table of Geographical Places C: Chronology of Events Bibliography Index

Martine de Bertereau (ca. 1584–ca. 1643) was a mineralogist and hydrogeologist and dedicated her life and two published works to advocating for state support of the science of mineralogy. Marie Meurdrac (ca.1610–80) was an alchemist and chemist who published the first so-called chemistry book by a woman. Anne R. Larsen is professor emerita and senior research professor at Hope College. She is author of Anna Maria van Schurman, “The Star of Utrecht”: The Educational Vision and Reception of a Savante and coeditor of Anna Maria van Schurman, Letters and Poems to and from Her Mentor and Other Members of Her Circle. Colette H. Winn, professor emerita at Washington University in Saint Louis, is author of Far from Home in Early Modern France: Three Women’s Stories and Les Femmes témoins de la révocation de l’édit de Nantes.

"This edition and translation of two significant seventeenth-century scientists by two leading scholars of early modern women intellectuals is a welcome addition to the Other Voice series. Martine de Bertereau and Marie Meurdrac have elicited limited scholarly attention in the history of science, but they are not widely known among scholars of the period. Neither figure has been translated into English. Larsen and Winn’s introduction offers a thorough examination of what is known of each woman’s life as well as a careful reading of her work. The translations themselves read well; a detailed scholarly apparatus illuminates technical scientific terms and provides references to relevant contemporary scholarship. This project enlarges our understanding of women’s intellectual contributions at a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern science."

• Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction The Other Voice Lives and Works Genre and Authorial Self-Presentation Reception and Afterlife Conclusion Note on the Translation Note on Martine de Bertereau’s Texts Note on Marie Meurdrac’s Text Martine de Bertereau, Veritable Declaration of the Discovery of the Mines and Quarries of France Martine de Bertereau, Restoring Pluto, to My Lord His Eminence Cardinal Duke of Richelieu Marie Meurdrac, Free and Easy Chemistry for Ladies AppendicesA: Table of Currencies, Measurements, and Weights B: Table of Geographical Places C: Chronology of Events Bibliography Index