Norah Dowell Stearns

Norah Dowell Stearns was an American hydrogeologist from Providence, Rhode Island.[1] She was one of the earliest-known women to contribute to hydrogeology.[2]

Norah Dowell Stearns
Born
Norah Dowell

1890
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Harold T. Stearns
Scientific career
FieldsHydrogeology
InstitutionsUnited States Geological Survey

Biography

Even in the early 20th century, she published independently (without co-authors),[3] which was rare for women at the time. Her work continued to be cited in the later 20th century.[4]

She frequently collaborated with her husband, Harold Thornton Stearns, who was also a geologist.[5][6] Although there are few records about her education, she is referred to as Dr. Norah D. Stearns,[5] suggesting that she received a PhD.

Her sister Dorothy was one of the Hopevale Martyrs [7].

Bibliography

References
  1. "STEARNS, Stanley". store.russellfinkgallery.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  2. Davis, Augusta G.; Davis, Stanley N. (2005-11-01). "Hydrogeology in the United States 1780-1950". Hydrology & Water Resources Technical Reports.
  3. Stearns, Norah (1935). "Annotated Bibliography and Index of Geology and Water Supply of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii (Bulletin 3)". hdl:10524/36304. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Waring, Gerald Ashley; Blankenship, Reginald R. (1965). Thermal Springs of the United States and Other Countries: A Summary. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. Stearns, Harold Thornton; Vaksvik, Knute N.; Swartz, Joel Howard; Macdonald, Gordon Andrew (1935). Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii--Supplement to the Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Maui Publishing Company, prepared.
  6. Stearns, Norah D.; Stearns, Harold Thornton; Waring, Gerald Ashley (1937). Thermal Springs in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  7. USA census 1900 and 1910 and established them as siblings (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRKD-VHD?i=9&cc=1727033&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMPX3-8K1)
  8. Stearns, Norah Dowell; Meinzer, O. E. (1929). "A study of ground water in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut : with special reference to intake and discharge". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Stearns, Norah Dowell (1935). An island is born; Oahu roars up from the deep to claim its place in the Hawaiian group of Polynesia; a story of geological genesis. Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Co.
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