B. Rosemary Grant: The Winding and Wondrous Road of a Pioneering Evolutionary Biologist, Research Partner-Wife, and Mother

B. Rosemary Grant, PhD, Research Scholar Emerita at Princeton University, is world-renowned for 40 years of pioneering fieldwork, with her husband, Peter, on two uninhabited islands in the Galapagos archipelago. Their studies of Darwin’s finches in their natural environment have made enormous contributions to evolutionary biology and ecology. In her memoir- -One Step Sideways, Three Steps Forward--Rosemary chronicles her amazing journey: teaching in the Finnish fashion; marrying and forming a research partnership; earning her PhD at age 49; raising two young daughters in the Galapagos; teaching and writing; receiving numerous international awards; and advocating, world-wide, for advancing younger women’s careers in science. Rosemary’s research and publications have significant applications for broader areas, such as medicine and cultural cooperation. Quote Following your passion does not mean everything has to go in a straight line; sideways steps can lead to huge leaps forward. Connect with Rosemary Email: rgrant@princeton.edu One Step Sideways, Three Steps Forward: One Woman’s Path to Becoming a Biologist 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island, New Edition by B. Rosemary Grant and Peter R. Grant