Congratulate Laura Demarest

Laura is an Extraordinary Woman Caver (EWC) featured in this years annual publication that will release in April. Since 2010 she has been a major contributor the Bloomington Indiana Grotto, Indiana Speleological Survey, and the Binkley Cave project. Congrats Laura. You Deserve it!

Right now the annual EWLS magazine is in process of being created. While you are waiting for the publication, stay up to date on our annual event and publication distribution dates at the 2015 ACGT Facebook Event Page.

Photo Credit: Greg & Val McNamara

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QUOTE: Marie M. Daly

"Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging." Marie M. Daly (1921–2003), Biochemist & the first African American woman in the US to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. #ScienceWomen #WLeadership #ewls

800 Facebook Likes!

Yippee! EWLS fans are awesome! Thank you all so much for sharing and liking our FB page. Since last February when we announced 700 likes, we have gained a blog and our annual event is ramping up for some major festivities. Please check out our Extraordinary Women Cavers (EWC's) who will be featured in this year's publication and sign up so that you can get in on these limited caving trips to gated and protected caves in the Magic Valley area of Idaho! Have a great day everyone and thank you for supporting women cavers! LINKS Webpage: www.ewls.org EWC's: www.ewls.org/past-editions.html Annual Event: www.ewls.org/all-grrs-cave-trip.html Annual Event FB page: www.facebook.com/events/127091664128055

Patricia A. Beddows

Cave-diving scientist Patricia A. Beddows of Northwestern University is a contributing scientist for the Hoyo Negro site, where one of the oldest human skeletons in North America was found alongside at least 16 other animal species. She fluent in English, Spanish and French and has contributed to numerous scientific publications related to caves and karst. She is the Assistant Chair and Assistant Professor of Instruction Director, Environmental Field School for Northwestern University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Her research in the karst Yucatan Peninsula began in 1996 as an assistant to researchers from the Mexican National Autonomous University. This impressive experience directed her career path with both her Master of Science (McMaster, Canada) and her Ph.D. (Bristol, UK). She has explored the hydrodynamics of the most extensive flooded cave systems in the world, found in the Yucatan. Her research continues today with students and projects dedicated to assessing...

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