Episode 27 - Mary Anning

You like to talk dino?  You should definitely know about Mary Anning (1799 – 1847).  She was an English fossil collector and paleontologist before the word was even invented.  Her scientific thinking was greatly underappreciated in her time due to gender and socio-economic class.  She is played by Kate Winslet in the film Ammonite, which we discuss in detail.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anning
• https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/mary-anning-a-lightning-strike-a-tongue-twister-and-a-dinosaur 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosaur
• https://lovelymeregis.co.uk/gallery/images/gallery/mary-anning-painting 
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-61520324 
• https://www.maryanningrocks.co.uk/ 
• https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/19/mary-anning-biopic-kate-winslet-fossil-hunter-film 
• https://www.biography.com/news/mary-anning-charlotte-murchison-relationship-facts 
• https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/ammonite-film-movie-mary-anning-real-history-historical-accuracy-lesbian-relationship-charlotte-murchison/ 
• https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/19/mary-anning-biopic-kate-winslet-fossil-hunter-film
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/20/mary-anning-lesbian-palaeontologist-women-film

• https://janeaustensworld.com/2014/02/01/scenes-of-everyday-life-and-people-in-1790/