Society of Woman Geographers
The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 at a time when women were excluded from membership in most professional organizations, such as the
It is based in Washington, D.C., and has 500 members.[3] Groups are located in Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.[4]The society was organized by four friends,
The society's first president was Harriet Chalmers Adams, who held the post from December 1925 until 1933.[7] Marion Stirling Pugh served as its president twice, in 1960–1963 and 1969–1972.[8] Famous members included: historian Mary Ritter Beard, photographer Margaret Bourke-White, novelist Fannie Hurst, mountain climber Annie Smith Peck, anthropologist Margaret Mead, Eleanor Roosevelt, and author Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson.[1]
Gold Medal
The Society's Gold Medal is its highest honor. It is awarded to a member whose "original, innovative, or pioneering contributions are of major significance in understanding the world's cultures and environment." The first gold medal was presented to
- 2017,
- 2014, Rebecca Lee Lok-Sze, Hong Kong, Explorer of three Polar Regions-the Arctic, Antarctica, and Mount Everest and the study of climate change and sea level rise.[9][12]
- 2011, Susan Shaw, American marine toxicologist, who documents harmful impacts of chemicals on the marine environment.[9][13][14]
- 2008, Laurie Marker, American conservation biologist, whose non-profit Cheetah Conservation Fund and its International Research and Education Centre in Namibia address threats to the cheetah species, including lack of genetic variation and habitat loss.[9][15]
- 2005, Tanya Marie Atwater, American geophysicist and marine geologist who studies plate tectonics.[9][16]
- 1999, Anna Curtenius Roosevelt, American archaeologist, who discovered an unknown prehistoric culture at Painted Rock Cave (Caverna da Pedra Pintada) in the Amazon Basin, challenging theories of human settlement.[9][17]
- 1996, Pam Flowers, the first person to trek 2,500 miles across the North American Arctic, the longest solo dog sled trek by a woman.[9][18]
- 1996, Natalie Goodall, American-born biologist, for her studies of marine mammals and other species of Tierra del Fuego, South America.[9][19]
- 1993, : 160
- 1993, Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, during the 1984 Space Shuttle Challenger mission.[9][21]
- 1990,
- 1990, Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist, for pioneering field studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania.[9][23]
- 1987, Freya Stark, Anglo-Italian explorer of the Middle East.[9]
- 1984, Arlene Blum, American biophysical chemist and mountaineer who led the first woman's climbs of Denali (1970), Annapurna (1978), and Bhrigupanth in the Indian Himalayas (1980).[9][24][25]
- 1975,
- 1975,
- 1975, Marion Stirling Pugh, American archaeologist who discovered and studied Olmec colossal heads in Central America.[9][28]
- 1950,
- 1944, Blair Niles, American novelist and travel writer who wrote about Southeast Asia, Central & South America. One of the founders of the Society.[9]
- 1942, Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist who worked among primitive tribes in Samoa, New Guinea, and other South Seas islands.[9][30]
- 1933, Amelia Earhart, American aviator, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, May 20, 1932.[9][31]
See also
- Ernestine Evans
- Edith Ronne
- Frances Carpenter
References
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- ^ "CONICET researcher wins Gold Medal of International Society of Woman Geographers". National Scientific and Technical Research Council - Argentina. 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Mountain Researcher Constanza Ceruti Gold Medalist of the ISWG". Mountain Research Initiative. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Rebecca Lee - Graphic designer and polar researcher". South China Morning Post. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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- ^ Holmes, Madelyn (2004). American Women Conservationists: Twelve Profiles. McFarland & Company. pp. 156–160.
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- ^ Yount, Lisa (2007). A to Z of Women in Science and Math. Infobase Publishing. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Awards and Distinctions". Jane Goodall Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Blum, Arlene (1945—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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- ^ Nichols, C. Reid; Porter, David; Williams, Robert G. (2003). Recent Advances and Issues in Oceanography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 162. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Morell, Virginia (1995). Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 448.
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- ^ "FINDING AID TO THE GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM COLLECTION OF AMELIA EARHART PAPERS, 1785-1948" (PDF). Purdue University Libraries. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Medal from the Society of Women [sic] Geographers, 1933
External links
- iswg.org Society of Woman Geographers
- Society of Woman Geographers records, Library of Congress