Carlotta Joaquina Maury | |
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| Born | January 6, 1874 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York |
| Died | January 3, 1938 Yonkers, New York |
| Resting place | Cold Springs. New York |
| Known for | Geologist, stratigrapher, palaeontologist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oil and Gas Industry |
| Institutions | PhD at Cornell University |
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury (January 6, 1874 – January 3, 1938) was a geologist, stratigrapher, paleontologist, and was one of the first women to work as a professional scientist in the oil and gas industry. She worked as a palaeontologist within an oil company; she was a petroleum geologist at Royal Dutch Shell.[1][2] Maury focused on Tertiary mollusks.[3] Maury initially taught in universities after attending Cornell University finishing with a PhD in 1902, although she had trouble achieving a full-time position. However, she really wanted to pursue paleontological expeditions. Even though she went on to later be successful, there were still elements of difficulty in her early career, in some ways due to her gender. In the early 1900s there were hardly any women with a career in science. Maury was one of those few women that pursued the sciences.[1]
- ^ a b "Carlotta Maury". Museum of the Earth. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Burek, Cynthia V.; Higgs, Bettie; London, Geological Society of (2007). The Role of Women in the History of Geology. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-227-4.
- ^ Arnold, Lois (2009-12-01). "The Education and Career of Carlotta J. Maury: Part 1". Earth Sciences History. 28 (2): 219–244. doi:10.17704/eshi.28.2.343vu112512w8170. ISSN 0736-623X.