The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 by ten women including Harriet Chalmers Adams, Marguerite Harrison, Blair Niles, Gertrude Shelby, and Gertrude Emerson Sen. The society presently has approximately 500 members.
The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 at a time when women were excluded from membership in most professional organizations. Among its ten founders were Harriet Chalmers Adams, Marguerite Harrison, Blair Niles, Gertrude Shelby, and Gertrude Emerson Sen. The society presently has approximately 500 members.