The fight against climate change is much older than you might think, with the seed of modern climate science snaking its way through the annals of academic history to a name you might not have even heard of: Eunice Newton Foote.

Foote was a women's rights activist. She was the first woman to be published in a physics journal. She hypothesized what would later be the general public's leading touchstone for measuring climate change. She was also born — perhaps shockingly — in 1819.

All that to say, it might be in the best interest of those viewing the Google homepage on July 17 to click on the brightly-colored illustration. On what would have been her 204th birthday, the 19th-century scientist is being recognized for her role in defining climate science as we know it, highlighting the prescient work and those who continue her legacy today.

 

Those honored include: Dr. Anna Liljedahl, an associate scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center studying the effects of climate change on the Arctic ecosystem; Clara Rowe, CEO of restoration and conservation data network Restor; Dr. Alysia Garmulewicz and Liz Corbin, co-founders of open-source regenerative materials organization Materiom; Heidi Binko, founder of the Just Transition Fund; and Angie Fyfe, executive director of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA.

 

Read the full article about women-led climate efforts by Chase DiBenedetto at Mashable.