Florence Bascom was the first woman to work for the US...

Florence Bascom was the first woman to work for the US geographical survey. When she attended university for geology her professors would force her stay behind a screen so she wouldn’t distract the male students. (SO ridiculously gross) She was the 2nd woman to get a PhD in her field, became a professor and basically taught an entire generation of female geologists. Florence rocks!

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Illustration from my book Women In Science #womensmonth

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