“There's something missing in how we inform the youngsters coming along about what matters in the world. We teach them the letters and numbers, but we fail to inform them about the importance of our connection with the living world”.
Sylvia A. Earle
Achievement: Hydrologist and professor emeritus of hydrogeology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Received the Geological Society of America's O.E. Meinzer Award for turning groundwater modeling into a "fundamental tool of practicing hydrologists".
Applied groundwater modeling : simulation of flow and advective transport by Achievement: Made major discoveries in paleontology, including the Ichthyosaurus, (“fish-lizard”).
Curious Bones : Mary Anning and the birth of paleontologyAchievement: Well known for her works on the plate tectonic history of western North America, and the San Andreas fault system.
The Geology of North America : an overview by 
Plate tectonics : an insider's history of the modern theory of the Earth by Achievement: Considered the "first female geologist", made many contributions to the early development of geology and paleontology. Received an honorary doctorate from Tsar Nicholas I.
Achievement: Writer and philanthropist who focused on earth and human environmental studies; the first woman elected to become a member of the Royal Geological Society of England.
Achievement: Called “Her Deepness” and a “Hero for the Planet” by leading magazines, Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Present at the future : from evolution to nanotechnology, candid and controversial conversations on science and nature by 
Stung! : on jellyfish blooms and the future of the ocean by Achievement: Most known for preparing with first geologic map of the Atlantic Ocean.
Achievement: Geologist, author; the first female president of the London Geological Society.
Geology and man : an introduction to applied earth science by 
The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century by 
Rebels, scholars, explorers : women in vertebrate paleontology by 
The Dragon Seekers : how an extraordinary circle of fossilists discovered the dinosaurs