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Extraordinary Women Cavers Guidebook and Magazine Celebrates 5 Years!


Since 2013 when the first Extraordinary Women Cavers Guidebook and Magazine was first released, women cavers have been telling their stories from all over the world. This year the magazine features six women cavers: Amy Morton (Texas), Blanca Aili Usuga (Columbia), Cinthia Campos (California), Nicole Davis (Arizona), Rhyss Anne Plaza (Oregon), and Tanya Masse Leach (Texas). Extraordinary Women Leaders in Speleology (EWLS) is a club that celebrates women who contribute to cave exploration, education, and conservation and specifically supports women in STEM sciences. The club also supports the arts. "We have shared stories about women all over the globe from fine artists, to geologists, to paramedics," said Lisa Bauman, club founder and president. Above is a map of all the women featured in the publication in the 5 years since it's origination. The stars represent club officers who have been featured. You can determine the year a woman was featured by the color. Red is for 2013, Orange for 2014, Yellow for 2015, Green for 2016, and Blue for 2017. For the full interactive map, see the EWC Google map.
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  1. blancaJuly 22, 2019 at 6:53 AM

    Good morning. I work for Madrid speleology federation, in the women comite. Perhaps we can do things together

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