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= Winifred McGlamery = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Winifred McGlamery (July 26, 1887 - April 2, 1977) was an American geologist and paleontologist, known for her contributions to Alabama palaeontology and oil and gas exploration.

Personal Life
Josie Winifred “Winnie” McGlamery was born on July 26, 1887 in Churchville, Virginia, to Rudolph Fayette and Mary Jane (Jackson) McGlamery. McGlamery was one of seven siblings, and after the death of her mother in 1895 and her father in 1898, was sent to live with her grandparents, James W. and Elizabeth Jackson. Even after being orphaned, McGlamery continued to pursue her education, completing high school and eventually teaching stenography at Butcher’s Business College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Before her years as an academic and geologist, McGlamery moved frequently and worked various jobs around the country, most notably as a private secretary and bookkeeper for the president of Elizabeth College in North Carolina.

Following this, McGlamery went to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill from 1915-1918 and transferred to Goucher College where she majored in English in 1922. After graduating, she enrolled into the geology graduate program at John Hopkins University, and completed her studies in 1925. It was during her time here at John Hopkins that she would meet Walter B. Jones, an influential figure in geology, who would go on to become Alabama’s State Geologist in 1927.

McGlamery officially retired by 1970 at the age of 83, and passed away in 1977 at the LaRocca Nursing home.

Beyond geology, McGlamery was an avid fan of horse back riding and exploring the countryside. Both interests aided her skills and knowledge during her time as a field researcher in the 1930’s.

Career
During the 1920’s, women undertaking an education in geology was generally discouraged but McGlamery persisted, and years later, successfully became a both a professional micropaleontologist with the Humble Oil and Refining Company, a paleontologist for the American Museum of Natural History and a paleontologist for Rochester University’s Museum. However, these positions were short lived and McGlamery struggled to maintain a permanent career within the field of geology. It was not until 1931, at 44 years of age, where Walter Jones reached out to her and offered her the position of librarian at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. McGlamery enjoyed this position for over a year, but due to The Great Depression, funds for government employees of Alabama had run out, often leaving McGlamery with little to no income. Soon after this, McGlamery joined the Geological Survey of Alabama as paleotologist after the passing of the Survey’s previous paleontologist, Truman H. Aldrich had passed. It was here she enjoyed her most stable job, where she was employed as paleontologist for over 10 years, and was a member of the geological survey for 30 years. During her employment on the Survey, she primarily logged well samples and identified and labeled various index fossils. In 1934, after the rediscovery of Little Stave Creek, one of the most highly regarded middle Eocene sites in the world, McGlamery obtained high status within the American geology field, and was soon employed as geologist for the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama. McGlamery’s most notable and principal contributions to the paleontology and stratigraphy field were her well descriptions and contributions to the fossil collection.

Among these jobs, McGlamery was committed to a number of geological societies, namely the Paleontological Society of America, the American Association of Petroleum Geolo­gists, the American Malacological Union, the Alabama Academy of Science, the Society of Economic Geologists, the Mississippi Geological Society and was made a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

McGlamery was not only a field geologist, but also an academic. She co-authored several publications with coworker and fellow micropaleontologist, Joseph Cushman and made multiple contributions to the journal, Alabama Academy of Science. McGlamery officially retired from the State Survey in 1961, but was still active in within the University of Alabama. After this retirement, McGlamery continued working as a consultant for micropaleontology for 7 years for the State Oil and Gas Board, where she consulted part-time within her home until her retirement in 1970.