pickIn 1938 Clover & Jotter were the first women to brave the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They were botanists studying & collecting specimens. Unsurprisingly, all emphasis by the press was on the fact that they were women & not that they were scientists. It was not a pleasure cruise, but an exploration into the unknown flora in the area. It's an incredible story.
“A wild place isn‘t one unchanged by humans, it‘s a place that changes us.”
pickFascinating story! Highly recommend.
pickLook at that, another book about the Grand Canyon. I am besotted with this natural wonder and I hope to make plans for our family to visit next year. This book is about two female botanists who journey into the canyon with a group of men. They cataloged plants and recorded their excursion…thanks to the journals the author was able to refer to source material and write about each woman and her experiences doing what women hadn‘t before.
pickI think I heard about this book through and interview with the author on a podcast; otherwise I was completely unaware of this story.
In 1999 (!) MIT admitted to discriminating against women scientists (ongoing at the time, not just in the past). They corrected their practices, but as related in the epilogue, there are still men who think women don't have as much of an aptitude for science as men do 🙄
“She wondered about the world below the waves—its colors, its creatures, and the secrets it held.”
Dive into the remarkable life of Jeanne Power, a pioneering marine scientist who changed our understanding of the ocean. Secrets of the Sea by Evan Griffith and Joanie Stone is a captivating picture book biography that reveals how one woman‘s curiosity and courage unlocked the wonders of marine life.
