Pioneering Women in the Geosciences

Pioneering Women in the Geosciences

Women have been working in the geosciences since the beginning. In this series, I’ll introduce you to a few of the extraordinary pioneers who expanded our knowledge of the earth sciences in often surprising ways.

Pioneering Women in the Geosciences: Introduction

Zonia Baber: “The Public May Be Brought to Understand the Importance of Geography”

Mary Horner Lyell: “A Monument of Patience”

Marjorie Sweeting: “The Basis for a World Model of Karst”

Inge Lehmann: “A Small Solid Core in the Innermost Part of the Earth”

Zonia Baber (1862-1955). Outstanding geographer and teacher. Peace Monuments Bibliography.
Zonia Baber (1862-1955). Outstanding geographer and teacher. Peace Monuments Bibliography.

To be continued….

Additional posts on women in STEM:

Six Snubbed Women in Science

Ada Lovelace Gets Honored on Wikimedia Commons

Unsung Women of Science

Hypatia Day

 

Image is a portrait of a young Mary Horner Lyell.
Mary Horner Lyell.

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