Valentina Morozova
Valentina Galaktionovna Morozova (March 13, 1910December 28, 1989) was a Soviet geologist and paleontologist. Morozova's most recognizable works in her field revolve around her stratigraphical research on the sediments from the Paleozoic, Cretaceous, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Early life Valentina Galaktionovna Morozova was born March 13, 1910, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. Both of her parents worked; her father as a railway engineer, and her mother working in the textile industry. At a young age, Valentina was accepted to the Ledovskaya Gymnasium in Leningrad, otherwise known as school no. 190, It was here, at age 15, where her interest in philosophy, religious experience, and psychology were sparked. While still attending school, Valentina, along with several of her classmates, had joined a political activism group. This group served against the views of the Russian government, which led to their temporary arrest in 1928. Although she only served six months in preventive detention, she was forced to face consequences after being released on probation. She would be charged with subversive activities, prohibited from traveling to seven different cities in Russia, and her conviction would later be exposed in 1950 by the Ministry of State Security. The conviction would be annulled two years