“The world has used me so unkindly, I fear it has made me suspicious of everyone.” 2) Mary Anning Paleontologist and Fossil Collector Born: 21 May 1799, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom Died: 9 March 1847, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom Growing up her family survived in part by selling fossils they collected from the cliffs near…
1: Hypatia of Alexandria The Woman who Inspired it All Birth Date Unknown, Most Likely Alexandria, Roman-Controlled Egypt (Present-day Alexandria, Egypt) Died: March 415 AD, Alexandria, Roman-Controlled Egypt (Present-day Alexandria, Egypt) Hypatia is the woman who inspired this entire project. In 2015, I sat down to watch “Alexandria the Greatest City”; a documentary hosted by Bettany…