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GA field trip to Leith Hill, showing long line of geologists many of whom are women

The First Women

An exhibition celebrating the centenary of female Fellowship of the Geological Society

In 2019, the Geological Society celebrated the centenary of the election of its first female Fellows. This exhibition highlights just a few of the firsts achieved by women in both the science and the Geological Society. 

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Maria Graham thumb

Maria Graham: the first woman to have a paper published in one of the Geological Society's journals

Crosfield thumb

Margaret Crosfield: the first official Female Fellow

Alexander thumb

Elizabeth Alexander: creator of the first detailed geological map of Singapore

Janet Watson

Janet Watson: the Geological Society's first female President


Acknowledgements and bibliography

 

Above: Photograph of a Geologists’ Association field trip to Leith Hill, 3 June 1912. GA Carreck Archive. Permit Number CP19/039 British Geological Survey © UKRI 2019. All rights reserved.