Mount Holyoke has long been the pioneer for women studying disciplines that were male-dominated. Geo
Mount Holyoke has long been the pioneer for women studying disciplines that were male-dominated. Geology was no exception. In a 1922 edition of the Alumnae Quarterly magazine, faculty member Mignon Talbot wrote an article arguing against the commonly-thought idea that women could not study geology and geography. In her article, Talbot explains how women would bring a beneficial contribution to the geological fields, and how Mary Lyon had always advocated for women to study science. Although Mount Holyoke did not itself have a formal geology department until the 1933-34 academic year, the Alumnae Quarterly article certainly helped create a case. Geology continues to be an important scientific study at Mount Holyoke up to the present day.Virginia Starquist and Two Other Students Peers Through a microscope in the Geology Lab :: Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections Digital Images :: circa 1941 -- source link
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