Alice Standish Allen
Alice Standish Allen (1907 – April 5, 2002) was the first female
engineering geologist in North America. Born in
Boston, Massachusetts, Allen was raised in the nearby village of
Newtonville, Massachusetts, then in
Lexington, Massachusetts. She studied Geology at a number of institutions, including
Mount Holyoke College, Wisconsin University, and
Northwestern University. Allen worked as an engineering geologist for the entirety of her professional career for the United States government in Washington, D.C. until her retirement in 1982.
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