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Tag: Women

Willa Muir

April 20, 2021 Lara Bautista Leave a comment

Willa Muir was particularly vocal in the emancipation and inclusion of women in University life. As a member of the…

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Katherine Whitehorn

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Katherine Whitehorn, CBE, was a renowned journalist and author. In 1982, she was elected as rector of the University of St Andrews…

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Sue Innes

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Sue Innes was a feminist campaigner, journalist, and academic who helped establish St Andrews as a centre for second-wave feminism…

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Saba Douglas-Hamilton

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Saba Douglas-Hamilton is a Kenyan wildlife conservationist, television presenter, and documentary film producer. She was born to an English zoologist…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Africa, Anthropology, International, STEM, Women, Zoology

Frances Melville

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Frances Helen Melville was a suffragist and lifelong campaigner for women’s education. Melville graduated from the University of Edinburgh in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Divinity, Education, Philosophy, Women

Louisa Lumsden

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Born in Aberdeenshire in 1840, Louisa Lumsden was the youngest of seven children. Lumsden had a relatively interesting education, starting school…

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Kathleen MacIver

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Kathleen MacIver was the first woman to chair a department at the University of St Andrews. Despite facing prevailing negative attitudes, she…

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Adeline Herbert Campbell

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Adeline Herbert Campbell, who was one of eight sisters, all of whom attended the University of St Andrews, lived in University Hall from 1905…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: medicine, STEM, Women

Margaret Fairlie

November 14, 2020 Francesca Lavelle Leave a comment

Margaret Fairlie was born in 1891 on West Balmirmer Farm, Angus.  She studied medicine at the University of St Andrews and University…

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Posted in: Great Thinkers Filed under: medicine, STEM, Women

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