Dorothea Bate blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Yma ganwyd y paleontolegydd a'r fenyw gyntaf i'w chyflogi gan yr Amguaddfa Astudiaethau Natur, Llundain. Dorothea Bate 1878-1951 Palaeontologist and the first woman employed at the Natural History Museum, London, was born here Recorded plaque organisation: Carmarthen Civic Society.

Dorothea Bate was a pioneering palaeontologist and the first woman to be employed by the Natural History Museum in London. Her work significantly advanced the study of island faunas, particularly through her extensive research on fossil mammals from the Mediterranean islands.