A tale that leads to an extinct volcano’s summit! Evelyn Cheesman’s deep love of the natural world led her to becoming the first woman curator at the London Zoo and leading entomologist for the Natural History Museum. From 1923 to 1953, she traveled to remote locations on solo-expeditions (unheard of for a woman at the time) where she observed, collected and catalogued previously undiscovered insects, reptiles, amphibians, and plants—over 70,000 of them! Scientists are still identifying new species from the specimens she discovered over 40 years ago. Find more information and resources:  https://jonincharacter.com/evelyn-cheesman/    Visit the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website: https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/ FOLLOW US: If our storytelling brings you some joy…and a few laughs, please follow us in your preferred podcast app so future episodes will automatically show up in your podcast library. We’d be so grateful if you helped us grow, by letting your friends and family members know about our geeky tales and hero stories! Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time! KIDS LISTEN MEMBERS: advocates for quality podcasts for kids: https://www.kidslisten.org/ WE LOVE FEEDBACK: https://ratethispodcast.com/dorktales BE PART OF OUR DORK SQUAD, FREE PERKS: https://bit.ly/dorktales-signup CREDITS: This episode has been a Jonincharacter production. Today’s story was written by Molly Murphy, and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Studio Circle Recordings.  OUR PODCAST FRIEND: We wanted to let you know about our pod friend “Girl Tales,” a podcast featuring reimagined fairytales. Damsels in distress? Princesses in need of protection? You won’t find those here. The girls in their stories take control of their own destinies, turning favorite fairytales into exciting new adventures. Check them out wherever you listen to podcasts and go to girltalespodcast.com to find out more!  Attention grown-ups! We want to hear from your kids! Have them ask Jonathan and Mr. Redge a question for a chance to hear a shout out and response on a future episode. Email us at [email protected], call the Mr. Redge hotline at 650.503.9122 or go to our podcast contact page for more ways to get in touch! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales)