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'''MarciaMaria Luisa (Weecha) Crawford''' iswas an American geologist/petrologist. She was born on July 18, 1939, in Beverly, Massachusetts, and died on November 4, 2023 in Haverford, PA [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/mar-a-crawford-obituary?id=53576832 Obituary]. In 1960, Crawford received a bachelor of arts degree in geology from [[Bryn Mawr College]], located in Pennsylvania. 5 years later, she received her doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she met her husband, William Crawford. Shortly after graduating, Crawford became employed by [[Bryn Mawr College]] in the department of geology. Throughout her career, she had a wide range of interests. She was known to be one of the first scientists to use the electron micro probe on metamorphic rocks. Crawford has also been interested in lunar petrology and geochemistry. In this field, she researched the crystallization of lava that seemed to fill craters on the moon.{{Cn|date=June 2023}}

MarciaMaria Luisa Crawford first became interested in geoscience after taking an introductory geology class to fill her science option requirement at [[Bryn Mawr College]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://nagt.org/nagt/students/awg_crawford.html|title=AWG's Crawford Field Camp Scholarships|website=nagt.org|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> This sparked interest led her to dedicate her life to the geoscience field. In 1960,<ref name=":4"/> Crawford took a year off between her undergraduate and graduate studies in which she travelled to Norway.<ref name=":1"/> This introduction to travel began a lifelong passion that led her to study in the remote areas of Alaska and British Columbia.<ref name=":5"/> Upon her return to graduate school Crawford met her husband, fellow geologist, William A. Crawford. The two married while in graduate school and worked together, teaching geology, at [[Bryn Mawr College|Bryn Mawr]].<ref name=":5"/> Despite retiring from [[Bryn Mawr College]] in 2006, Crawford has remained an active member of the geoscience community.<ref name=":1"/> Her passion for travel and geology motivates her to continue working with school groups and undergraduate students. Today she often travels with student groups to many different countries to study geology.<ref name=":1"/>