| TrowelBlazers | |
| Logo Alt: | Words Trowel Blazers as stacked text within a facsimile compass, with the south position incorporating a stylised trowel blade |
| Abbreviation: | TB |
| Formation: | 2019 |
| Type: | Learned society |
| Purpose: | Women archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists |
| Location: | London |
TrowelBlazers is a project aimed at increasing the representation of women in the fields of archaeology, geology and palaeontology. The project is run by Brenna Hassett, Victoria Herridge, Suzanne Pilaar Birch and Rebecca Wragg Sykes.[1]
TrowelBlazers began as a blog dedicated to women archaeologists, palaeontologists and geologists. As of 2019, the website hosted over 200 biographies.[2] The project originated in a conversation on Twitter, and is noted for utilising a range of digital technologies, including crowdfunding, blogging, digital and print media.
The TrowelBlazers team co-designed Fossil Hunter Lottie, a palaeontologist doll.[3]
An exhibition of photographs, entitled Raising Horizons, taken by Leonora Saunders showcased the diversity of archaeology and geoscience. The exhibition contained portraits of 14 contemporary female scientists, dressed as their historical counterpart. The exhibition displayed at the Geological Society in 2017 and 2019,[4] the British Science Festival, the University Women's Club, London, the Alexander Keiller Museum and the Women Firsts Reception, UK Parliament.[5]
Trowel-blazing women featured on the website include:[6]