Women in Geology

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Women in geology concerns the history and contributions of women to the field of geology. There has been a long history of women in the field, but they have tended to be underrepresented. In the era before the eighteenth century science and geological science had not been as formalized as they would become later. Hence early geologists tended to be informal observers and collectors, whether they were male or female. Notable examples of this period include Hildegard of Bingen who wrote works concerning stones and Barbara Uttman who supervised her husband's mining operations after his death. Mrs. Uttman was also a relative of Georg Agricola. In addition to these names varied aristocratic women had scientific collections of rocks or minerals.