Anne Buttimer
Irish geographer and Dominican sister
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Anne Blunt
Despite suffering through a tumultuous marriage to Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Lady Anne became incredibly accomplished through her passions for writing, travel, and horses.
Edith Ronne
Antarctic explorer
Dr Toni O’Neill
Australian science teacher
Ann Henderson-Sellers
Ann Henderson-Sellers is an earth systems scientist widely respected for her research into the description and prediction of the influence of land cover and land-use change on climate and human systems.
Marion Frieswyk
OSS cartographer during WWII
Ida Lee
Ida Lee was an historical geographer who wrote several books on maritime exploration in the Pacific.
Helen Churchill Candee
American journalist, author, and social reformer, who achieved widespread recognition for her diverse career and her survival of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
Dr Judith Rees
Judith Rees graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc 1965 and after teaching at Wye College in Kent returned to LSE as a lecturer, completing her PhD in 1978. Judith Rees moved to the University of Hull in 1989 becoming Dean of Geography and Pro-Vice Chancellor. After returning to LSE she was a Pro-Director 1998-2004, later becoming Co-Director of the Grantham Research Institute.
Wáng Zhènyì
Qing dynasty scientist Wang Zhenyi accomplished much in her short life, excelling particularly in astronomy, mathematics and poetry.