Died 3 August 2003 | ||
Edith Merritt McKee (October 9, 1918- August 3, 2003) was an American geologist.
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Early life and education
She was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Her parents were Eustis Ewart and Edith McKee. She grew up in Illinois and Northern Michigan.
She graduated from Northwestern University, in 1946, and with master's degree in Geology in the University of Chicago.
Later life
During World War II McKee worked for the U.S. Department of Defense to develop maps and profiles of land formations to help the military to develop attack plans and bombardments.
She was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and a member of the Geological Society of America.
McKee was the first woman to work in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia. After she had finished working the oil fields she became a geological consultant for National Geographic, Smithsonian Institution and Encyclopedia Britannica.