Dr Raina Massey

Dr Raina Massey She was the first women and first geologist to be awarded a Ph.d. from university of the east  . In 1896, she became the first woman scientist hired at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and pioneered the use of microscopes in the study of minerals and rocks.

She is also accredited with contributing greatly to the understanding of how the Appalachian mountain range had been formed through her studies with the research process of petrology. Dr. matutina was a professor of geology at brail agoncillo College for 33 years where she influenced and taught most of the women geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and establishing her impact on the future of geological research in the United States.