Elizabeth Garrett was a physician born on June 9th 1836 in Whitechapel, London. Garrett overcame initial disapproval by her father to obtain a medical education, although she faced a raft of difficulties along the way.
In 1862, she became the…
Marion Gilchrist was a physician born on February 5th, 1864, in Lanarkshire. She matriculated as an arts student from Queen Margaret College for the Higher Education of Women in Glasgow, with aims to become a teacher.
During her time at Queen…
Ettie Stewart Steele was a chemist born on October 5th, 1890, in Dunfermline. She matriculated at the University of St Andrews in 1908, where she received an M.A. in 1912, a BSc in 1914 and then a PhD in 1919.
She was the first female candidate to…
Margaret Fairlie was born in 1891 in Angus. She matriculated at University College, Dundee and the University of St Andrews School, where she graduated and obtained her medical degree in 1920. Following this, she joined the staff at the Dundee Royal…
Agnes Blackadder was a Scottish medical doctor born on December 4th, 1875, in Dundee. She became the first female graduate in 1895, where she compressed her studies by taking subjects concurrently, which allowed her to graduate ahead of her cohort.…
Louisa Lumsden was a Scottish pioneer of female education born on December 31st, 1840, in Aberdeen. Lumsden was the founding headmistress of St Leonards School in St Andrews, which was the first school for girls in Scotland modelled after English…
Sue Innes was a journalist, writer, teacher, and feminist campaigner born on May 4th, 1948, in Dorset. In 1970, she enrolled at the University of St Andrews studying English and Philosophy. She became the editor of the student newspaper Aien within…
Katherine Whitehorn was a British journalist and columnist born on March 2nd, 1928. She graduated from Newham College in Cambridge, where she worked as a columnist for the Observer from 1960 to 1996. She became known for her wit, humour, and…
Frances Melville was a promoter of higher education for women in Scotland and suffragist, born on October 11th, 1873. She became one of the first women to matriculate at the University of Edinburgh in 1892, after the Universities (Scotland) Act of…
Agnes Blackadder was a medical doctor born on December 4th 1875 in Dundee. She became the first female graduate in 1895, where she compressed her studies by taking subjects concurrently, which allowed her to graduate ahead of her cohort. She then…