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Happy 214th Birthday to Mary Anning, Trailblazing Paleontologist

Happy Birthday to Mary Anning (1799-1847) a fossil collector and paleontologist from Great Britain who not only made significant discoveries, she is thought to have developed a theory of evolution that predates … Continue reading

May 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

No April Fool: Happy Birthday to Sophie Germain, Mathematician Extraordinaire

Born and raised in France in the era that gave us both the American and French revolutions, Sophie Germain was her own kind of revolutionary – a woman who excelled in math … Continue reading

April 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

She Sells Seashells: Celebrating International Women’s Day with Mary Anning, Pioneer of Paleontology

She sells seashells on the seashore The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure So if she sells seashells on the seashore Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells. Sound … Continue reading

March 8, 2013 · Leave a comment