Mary Anning, Jurassic Woman

A century and a half before the movie Jurassic Park brought dinosaurs into their trendy blockbuster modern space, a woman born in poor circumstances in Dorset, England, was to become one of the foremost experts on many originals of the species. Produced by Brian Byrne for Kilcullen Diary.
Image: Portrait of Mary Anning in the Natural History Museum, London (artist unknown).