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Indermit Gill and Tea Trumbic
By Indermit Gill and Tea Trumbic - Mar 10,2024
WASHINGTON, DC — In May 1988, Alejandra Arévalo became the first female geologist to enter an underground mine in Chile. In doing so, she defied a popular myth: that a woman brings bad luck by venturing into a mine. She also broke the law.


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