The primatologist and author Dr. Keriann McGoogan discusses her new book Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
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Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates by Keriann McGoogan (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025).
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Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
One of the more important and timely books of the season is Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates. Its author Keriann McGoogan joins me now to talk about the remarkable women, and one man that she writes about in the book. She illustrates why people became interested in studying primates, and not to learn more about them per se, but to understand humans more. We see how Jane Goodall, who died recently, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galadikas, and Alison Jolly got into the field of study, as well as why women were considered ideal to pursue primatology, not to mention what these women have added to the knowledge we have. The book is timely in that we remember Jane Goodall and the lessons we can derive from her life, but it’s another example as to why we as a culture need to encourage more young women to take up STEM. Women are underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Keriann McGoogan holds a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Toronto, and her Master’s from the University of Calgary. Her memoir, Chasing Lemurs: My Journey Into the Heart of Madagascar was published in 2020. This new book is published by Douglas & McIntyre. We spoke two and half weeks ago, with Keriann joining me from Guelph, Ontario. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Keriann McGoogan; Dr. McGoogan, good morning.
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