Another fine thing I've gotten me into...

[bunnyjadwiga]

In a moment of madness, I suggested that I could present on:

"Beyond the herb-wife: feminism and the fantasy herbalist."

at Darkovercon.

So, now I have to write something to present. Urgh.

More later on this topic... any suggestions of fantasy herbalist characters I can throw in, I'll happy to take.

*muse muse muse*

Comments

[tattycat.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! Darkover's near enough for me to go to! We should meet up!

(Okay, 'nuff of the squee. I'll poke around for character ideas.)

oooh! Ooh!

[bunnyjadwiga.livejournal.com]

You're going? That would be cool. You would get to meet many way way cool people, and go to the best combination of con and SCA event that I know of (even though I'm a friend of the Chair Alton and thus prejudiced). Also, if you go to the con, you can go listen to Clam Chowder. And hear the Alleluia Chorus around the pool at midnight. And maybe even sit in on my presentation and smile comfortingly at me...
SQUEEE SQUEEE SQUUEE
and if you aren't going to Darkover, we still have to meet up somehow.
Especially since I have that journal issue you want. Tell me how we should get together....

Re: oooh! Ooh!

[tattycat.livejournal.com]

I'll have to talk to lizzibabe to find out what her game plan for the day is. I'm pretty sure we're neither of us up for paying quite so much for registration this year (it's a little tight with two of the three of us unemployed), but I know she wants to hit the dealer room at some point in the day.

I'll let you know as soon as I know ;)

[paquerette.livejournal.com]

Well, there's the whole Mists of Avalon series. Tons of feminist herbalists there. ;)

[danabren.livejournal.com]

The Princess Bride, Valerie :) (she covers her concoctions with chocolate to make it go down better)

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

Does Ayla count? (Clan of the Cave Bear)

[a-c-fiorucci.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure if these will help, but here goes:

Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey (same time as Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern)
IIRC, Nerilka is in charge of the stillroom in her father's holding as her mother is dead; when an epidemic hits Pern, her skills & resources there become very valuable

Idalia in the books by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory (The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle) I think this might be more magic working than herbalism . . . .

Aerin (for a little bit) in The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (specifically the bit where she finds the "recipe" for kemet in the back of a book about dragons and goes off to experiment; she specifically has to ask her nurse what some of the plants are)

Hope this helps