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Mary Anning and other inspiring female geoscientists
15th November 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Some pioneer women paved the way in geology. However, they faced challenges for their voices to be heard and for their remarkable work to be recognised at their time.
We are inviting the authors of two fascinating books that pay tribute to these pioneer geologists: GEAS – Women Who Study the Earth and The Fossil Woman. A Life of Mary Anning. ENGIE coordinator Eva Hartai will be the host of the session.
GEAS is an illustrated booklet featuring 12 pioneer women geoscientists. The publication is a travel through time giving voice to women geologists of different times, historical contexts and nationalities. They all have something in common: they made an indelible mark on the strata of our knowledge. Spanish geologists Rosa María Mateos and Ana Ruíz Constan are the authors of this book and these 12 women were really an inspiration to them. The artist Nívola Uyá is the author of the beautiful illustrations of GEAS.
The remarkable palaeontologist Mary Anning is one of the women showcased in the book and she leads us to Tom Sharpe‘s biography The Fossil Woman. A Life of Mary Anning. Mary Anning was born in Lyme Regis in England in 1799 and was taught to look for fossils by her father who sold them to tourists. After he died, the family continued to sell fossils and discovered what were thought to be fossil crocodiles. By 1820, Mary was running the business and her discovery of a new fossil reptile, Plesiosaurus, in 1823 made her famous. Mary’s fossils and her expertise attracted scientists from across Britain, Europe and even from North America to Lyme Regis to buy specimens from her for their collections and museums. She was more than just a collector and seller of fossils; she observed where and how they occurred and experimented with living animals to help her identify her finds. She was a professional palaeontologist. However, at that time women were not admitted to most scientific societies, so despite her fame and expertise, and the respect in which she was held by her scientist friends, Mary was unable to take part in the meetings where her discoveries were discussed. Today, though, she is better known than most of the men and more has been written about her than about almost any other geologist.
For more information go here: Webinar: Mary Anning and other inspiring female geoscientists – ENGIE Project
