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Here's a good article about the underappreciated contributions of women in paleontology many of whom could not join scientific societies. Look at their wonderful attire while on a field trip inspecting an outcrop. At least the guy on the far left had his pant legs pulled up and was carrying a bag. Can you imagine wearing these outfits while wading in the North Sulphur River in Texas during the summer? https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/forgotten-women-of-paleontology-the-newnham-quartet/ Can anyone show us photos of themselves while collecting in their best attire? Photo from: Burek, C.V., and J.A. Malpas, (2007). “Rediscovering and conserving the Lower Paleolithic ‘treasures’ of Ethel Woods (née Skeat) and Margaret Crosfield in northeast Wales.” In Cynthia V. Burek and Bettie Higgs, eds., The Role of Women in the History of Geology. London: Geological Society, Special Publications, vol. 281, pp. 203–226.