Women in the Natural History Museum

Join this tour of London's Natural History Museum and learn about the stories of the women behind some of the greatest discoveries of the Natural World. From the life and collection of Britains first fossil hunter, Mary Anning, to the museums first female member of staff, Dorothea Bate and the iconic primatologist Jane Goodall, this 2 hour tour of the museums collection will reveal the often overlooked role that women played in our understanding of the Natural World, past and present. Meet your guide at the Red Telephone box on Exhibition Road, opposite the side entrance to the Natural History Museum (see Map C below)