Lucy Hosking
Lucy Hosking | |
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 Lucy Hosking c1928 | |
| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 1996 (aged 91–92) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geologist |
| Institutions | University of Western Australia |
Lucy Florence Victoria Hosking (1904 – 1996) was a geoscientist from Western Australia[1] and represents Australia's pioneering female scientists.[2]
Career[edit]
Since 1924, Hosking was a demonstrator, showing fossils and, in 1931, became an Assistant Lecturer in Geology[3] and the first woman appointed to a permanent position at the University of Western Australia (UWA) between 1931 and 1933.[4]
Hosking published five papers on Palaeontology and performed early research on Paleozoic Brachiopoda of the Kimberley, Carnarvon and Geraldton regions of Western Australia[3] and co-authored two books.[2] One of Hosking's most important contributions is her publication on the Devonian rocks of the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia. Her insights were produced by analysing field notes and reports produced by Arthur Wade, palaeontologist from the Freyey Oil Company, and two collections of fossils: Minyu Gap specimens courtesy of Torrington Blatchford and Henry William Beamish Talbot (geologists from the Geological Survey of Western Australia) in 1929, and Barker Gorge specimens collected by Allan Thomas Wells in 1922. Both collections are deposited in the UWA Geological Collection (currently the Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum of the UWA).
After Hosking married, she resigned her career as a geoscientist.[5]
Outside of geology, Hosking was also a fan of dramatic art[6] and won a bachelor's degree in arts from the UWA in 1925.[7]
The Royal Society of Western Australia sponsors a Memorial Award in her name.[8]
Selected works[edit]
- E. d. C. Clarke, C. Hadley, L. F. V. Hosking, Junior physiography and geology : an elementary text book for Western Australian schools. (Carroll's Ltd Printers and Publishers, Perth, Western Australia, 1932), pp. 268.
- Hosking, L. F. (1931). Fossils from the Wooramel District, Western Australia. Journal of Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 27, 7-52.
- Hosking, L. F. (1933). Specific Naming of Aulosteges from West. Australia. Jour. Roy. Soc, 19, 33.
- Hosking, L. F. (1933). Distribution of Devonian Rocks in the Kimberley Division: And, Description of a Recent Collection of Devonian Fossils from the Kimberley Division. Royal Society of Western Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, S. (2007). "Invincible but mostly invisible: Australian women's contribution to geology and palaeontology". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 281 (1): 165–202. Bibcode:2007GSLSP.281..165T. doi:10.1144/sp281.11. S2CID 129619565. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b Setterfield, Samantha A.; Rossiter-Rachor, Natalie A.; Adams, Vanessa M. (9 August 2018). "Navigating the fiery debate: the role of scientific evidence in eliciting policy and management responses for contentious plants in northern Australia". Pacific Conservation Biology. 24 (3): 318–328. doi:10.1071/PC18028. ISSN 2204-4604.
- ^ a b Melbourne, The University of. "Journal Article - Lucy Hosking: Assistant Lecturer in Geology at UWA, 1931-1933 - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Bevan, Jenny (2010). "Forgotten Explorers. Geological advance in WA in the first 100 years of settlement" (PDF). UWA.
- ^ Leong-Salobir, Cecilia (1 January 2013). "Striving for equity and diversity". Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive): 197–213.
- ^ "Personagrams". Great Southern Leader. 29 November 1929. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ ""A LITTLE BIRD SAYS":–". Call. 17 July 1925. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "RSWA Symposium 2018. Poster Award Winners" (PDF). The Royal Society of Western Australia. 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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