Women at the Beginning of Palaeontology

Celebrate International Women's Day with a visit to our pop-up stand.

Discover archival material from some of the earliest female palaeontologists.

Includes beautiful illustrations and fascinating correspondence from the nineteenth-century naturalist Mary Buckland, who helped prepare the first scientific description of a dinosaur. Learn more about Mary Buckland and our year of celebrations, Megalosaurus 1824-2024.

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