TrowelBlazers

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TrowelBlazers
AbbreviationTB
Formation2019
Type Learned society
PurposeWomen archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists
Location
Leader
  • Brenna Hassett
  • Victoria Herridge
  • Suzanne Pilaar Birch
  • Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Website trowelblazers.com

TrowelBlazers is a project aimed at increasing the representation of women in the fields of archaeology, geology and palaeontology. The project is run by Brenna Hassett, Victoria Herridge, Suzanne Pilaar Birch and Rebecca Wragg Sykes. [1]

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Blog

TrowelBlazers began as a blog dedicated to women archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists. As of 2019, the website hosted over 200 biographies. [2] The project originated in a conversation on Twitter, and is noted for utilising a range of digital technologies, including crowdfunding, blogging, digital and print media. [2] Members of TrowelBlazers have written for media outlets such as The Guardian, the BBC History Magazine, and CNN. [3] [4]

Raising Horizons exhibition

An exhibition of photographs, entitled Raising Horizons, taken by Leonora Saunders showcased the diversity of archaeology and geoscience. The exhibition contained portraits of 14 contemporary female scientists, dressed as their historical counterpart. The exhibition displayed at the Geological Society in 2017 and 2019, [5] the British Science Festival, the University Women's Club, London, the Alexander Keiller Museum and the Women Firsts Reception, UK Parliament. [6]

TrowelBlazers

Trowel-blazing women featured on the website include: [7]

A-C

D-G

H-L

M-P

Q-S

T-Z

References

  1. "About | TrowelBlazers" . Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. 1 2 Cook, Katherine (2019). "EmboDIYing Disruption: Queer, Feminist and Inclusive Digital Archaeologies". European Journal of Archaeology. 22 (3): 398–414. doi: 10.1017/eaa.2019.23 . ISSN   1461-9571.
  3. Carter, Imogen (2017-07-01). "Pregnant in the field: have trowel, will travel". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. Herridge, Victoria (2013-06-20). "TrowelBlazers: In search of the female Indiana Jones". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. "The Geological Society of London - Raising Horizons Photography Exhibition". www.geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  6. "Raising Horizons | About". raisinghorizons.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  7. "Articles". TrowelBlazers. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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