Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

HISTORICAL FACTS: John james audubon | History Defined

Jane Ward Tost was a trailblazer in natural sciences – until history forgot her

In the 19th century, natural history was a field dominated by men: collectors, curators and naturalists. Names such as John Gould and John James Audubon are well known for their contributions to ornithology.

The Conversation

Bedsheets As Brushstrokes: Artist’s Hilarious And Impressive Take On Famous Paintings (35 Pics)

When the world shut down in March 2020, artist Eliza Reinhardt began recreating famous paintings using only clothes, bed linen, and things she had around the house.

Bored Panda

Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn’t

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend has it,” she said, “John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own.” Her voice was lowered so as not to disturb…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

New York bird group changes name to distance itself from slave owner

A conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon.

The Independent UK

New York City Audubon changes name to distance itself from racist namesake

NYC Bird Alliance dropped name of 19th-century conservationist and abolition opponent John James Audubon

The Guardian - US

Best illustrated books for adults for a visually captivating yarn

Picture perfect storytelling at its finest

Evening Standard

This "Unexpected Wallpaper" Trend Is the Most Exciting Way to Use Wallpaper — And It's Budget-Friendly, Too

Wave goodbye to traditional wallpaper ideas and welcome these bold ideas into your home if you want your space to make a real statement

Livingetc

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why dozens of North American bird species are getting new names: Every name tells a story

This winter, tens of thousands of birders will survey winter bird populations for the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, part of an international bird census, powered by volunteers, that has taken place every year since 1900.

The Conversation

Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people

The Independent UK

Chicago Audubon Society changing to Chicago Bird Alliance in a refutation of slaveholder John James Audubon

The bird conservation organization’s leaders join other groups after grappling with the legacy of “a historical figure aligned with systemic racism.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Audubon faces a backlash after deciding to keep name that evokes a racist enslaver

Three board members resigned after the National Audubon Society rejected calls to change its name. Some local groups are renaming themselves anyway.

WEKU

Bird Union drops Audubon name to distance from namesake’s racist past

Two Audubon Society chapters and the union formerly know as Audubon for All are severing the name of the white supremacist

The Guardian - US

Chicago Audubon Society calls for a name change, moving away from ties to naturalist

The Chicago Audubon Society, an environmental organization, wants to cut associations with John Audubon, a naturalist who engaged in ‘scientific racism.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Beautiful Liverpool bar with hidden 'royal' history people mistake for a museum

The Royal Institution has been respectfully restored to a stunning building with an impressive drinks menu

Liverpool Echo

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Audubon's beautiful birds don't erase his racist life

You don't need to be a bird nerd to know that the name "Audubon" is synonymous with our feathered friends. Less well known is that John James Audubon was a slave-owning racist. That past should disqualify him from having his name attached to Seattle's birding organization and every other Audubon…

Tribune News Service

Have the past misdeeds of John James Audubon come home to roost?

It was a risk that likely was not perceived back in 1886, when Forest and Stream magazine editor George Bird Grinnell, distraught over the mass slaughter of birds, decided to name his new organization after one of the most noted artists and naturalists of his time, John James Audubon.

Tribune News Service

Seattle Audubon will change its name, severing tie to slave owner

SEATTLE — The Seattle chapter of the National Audubon Society has a new logo, at least for now: it is an elegant yellow bird, a pelagic cormorant to be exact, with a paintbrush in its beak and the word "Audubon" crossed out.

People

James MellanMatulewicz

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the University of Pennsylvania

the Australian Museum

30 stories

Royal Institution

12 stories

National Audubon Society

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.