Legendary Shark Lady Eugenie Clark Has Died at Age 92
February 28, 2015 6:46 PM   Subscribe

 
I had a book about her when I was a kid, and it was one of the few clues I had, growing up in a conservative catholic community, that women could be scientists. Thank you, Dr. Clark.
posted by toodleydoodley at 6:49 PM on February 28, 2015 [7 favorites]


I think I had that same book.
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posted by paulcole at 7:10 PM on February 28, 2015 [1 favorite]


Me too. She wasn't the only clue I had growing up that women could be scientists, but her story was a landmark for me as a kid. I still remember the description of her early shark behavior experiments.
posted by sciatrix at 7:24 PM on February 28, 2015 [1 favorite]


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(yes, I had the Scholastic book “Shark Lady”, too.)
posted by scruss at 8:06 PM on February 28, 2015


I read it too. Kinda wanted to be her when I grew up.
posted by Akhu at 8:18 PM on February 28, 2015


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More like this lady please.
posted by arcticseal at 9:13 PM on February 28, 2015


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posted by Lowwen at 9:16 PM on February 28, 2015


Sorry, I just have to say.. when I was young I saw a photograph of Dr. Clark examining some shark embryos in a Time Life Nature book.. and I was really struck by just how beautiful she was! It was like the sort of crush a normal young person would have on a Hollywood actress. (I learned that Sharks are nice, too).
posted by ovvl at 9:17 PM on February 28, 2015


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posted by LobsterMitten at 9:52 PM on February 28, 2015


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posted by hydropsyche at 3:31 AM on March 1, 2015


As a near life-long shark enthusiast and supporter of their protection, this is tough news. Clark was the public face for a lot of the push back against the fear of sharks, and the hysterias of the last several years must have been tough (thanks, media!). Hers is a voice that we'll miss as the ecosystem continues to get more chaotic and we encroach on shark resources.

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posted by zombieflanders at 4:00 AM on March 1, 2015


She truly lived every week as if it were 'Shark Week'.

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posted by Fizz at 5:57 AM on March 1, 2015


When I was seven, I thought Eugenie boiling the rat on her grandmother's stove top without permission was just about the most daring thing ever.

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posted by notquitemaryann at 6:15 AM on March 1, 2015 [1 favorite]


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posted by allthinky at 6:20 AM on March 1, 2015


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posted by fraula at 10:34 AM on March 1, 2015


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posted by Vindaloo at 12:17 PM on March 1, 2015


Oh yes, I adored her book as a child. I have a signed copy now. I heard her lecture about 25 years ago and she was just wonderful.
posted by JanetLand at 1:20 PM on March 1, 2015


I remember her too but from the mid-seventies. I must have seen her in National Geographic which I would pour over in search of anything about marine biology. I think my 14 year old self was a little hot for her.

I'm glad she had a full life.

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posted by kaymac at 7:52 PM on March 1, 2015


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I remember watching her on a Nova episode about sharks. (I was sort of obsessed with sharks back in the day) May she rest in peace.
posted by SisterHavana at 11:30 AM on March 2, 2015


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