They Made Their Mark: An Illustrated Ahistory of the Society of Woman Geographers

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking. Book shows very light wear to covers only. Dust jacket protected in a clear jacket, no tears. Provides biographical accounts of twenty-three members of the Society of Woman Geographers, including explorers, anthropologists and archaeologists, geologists, journalists, biologists, oceanographers, diplomats, & ecologists. The book is a chronicle of the accomplishments of these women and brings their historical contributions to science, art and culture to the fore. Included are: Marguerite Harrison, Blair Niles, Gertrude Mathews Shelby, Gertrude Emerson Sen, Annie Smith Peck, Carolyn Mytinger, Pearl S. Buck, Amelia Earheart, Fay Gillis Wells, Malvina Hoffman, Margaret Bourke-White, Te Ata, Rachel Carson, Ann Cottrell Free, Edith "Jackie" Maslin Ronne, Sally H. Clark, Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, Marie Tharp, Sylvia Alice Earle, Jeanne Gurnee, Carolyn O'Bagy Davis, Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, and Jane Goodall. 274 pages.