“Painting of Mary Anning made after her death, at the Geological Society/NHMPL, based on a portrait from 1842”. Painted in 1847 by B.J. Donne. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Party like it’s 1799, because that’s the year this trowelblazing woman-the “greatest fossil hunter ever known”-was…
Jane Dieulafoy (date unknown). This image may only be re-used for non-commercial purposes.
Jane (Jeanne) Dieulafoy (1851-1916) could be one of the reasons you get to wear trousers in the field. The French government of her day granted her the special privilege of wearing men’s…









