The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium Margaret Peterson Haddix living as Eli

living as Eli

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The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium Margaret Peterson Haddix living as EliThe inspiring tale of a seamstress turned scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare. The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's mysteries. She filled her pockets with seashells and