Hi, this is Tracy Samuelson, I'm one of the shows editors.

And in honor of Women's History Month, we are resharing some of our favorite stories

about women, women who have been left out of the history books and women who are making

history today.

This episode is one I actually edited, it's about Rachel Sussman, she's an artist who

became obsessed with seeking out the world's oldest living things, things that have been

around for thousands of years.

And I love this episode because I love hearing about people's weird obsessions, the more

random the better.

I love the idea of planning a trip not to see a museum or ruin somewhere, but to find

ancient O'Likin that was alive during those periods.

I also love this episode because I got to work on it with one of our interns, Camille

Mojica.

And there's something kind of magical about crafting a story about very, very old things

with a young creative woman who is just starting to forge her path in the world.

So I hope you enjoy the episode.

And if you want to learn more about Atlas Obscura's Women's History Project, there's a link

in the show notes.

On the coast of Western Australia, you'll find a strange group of lumpy, shaggy rocks.

Imagine they look a bit like a super sized piece of ginger root and there's tons of them,

all laying in the shallow water.

They're called stromatolites and they're kind of rock, but they're also kind of alive.

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