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Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

Gladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons Melinda Laituri, Colorado State University Although…

byMelinda Laituri

February 9, 2026