Articles | Volume 53
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-53-129-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-53-129-2020
04 Aug 2020
 | 04 Aug 2020

Reclaiming the memory of pioneer female geologists 1800–1929

Aude Vincent

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Between 1800 and 1929, female earth scientists existed in significant numbers: 210 are presented here, including newly discovered hydrogeologist Norah Dowell Stearns. Gender discrimination made access to university difficult and access to scientific careers even harder. They found several ways to overcome these difficulties thanks to the support of their parents or to the more ambiguous support of husbands or academic male mentors, through staying single, and through teamwork with other women.