Cornelia Clapp
In March of 1849, Cornelia Maria Clapp was born in Massachusetts. In 1871, Clapp graduated from Mount Holyoke Seminary. After graduating from Mount Holyoke, Clapp went to Syracuse University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago to further her education. Clapp received both the first and second Ph.D. of Zoology granted to a woman. Clapp worked as a Zoology Professor at Mount Holyoke from 1904 to1916. Clapp’s research centered on the lateral line system of the toadfish and fish development. After retiring from teaching, Clapp dedicated her time to conducting research at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Clapp’s work was published in many biological journals. In December of 1934, Clapp died.
Links
http://www.mbl.edu/publications/women_clapp.html
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/women/clapp.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119729/Cornelia-Maria-Clapp
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/mshm018.html
F. Gwendolen Rees
Florence Gwendolen Rees was born 1906. Rees studied zoology at the University College of Wales. In 1930, Rees received her Ph.D. for her research on the snail host of the trematode parasite, which is the cause of liver fluke disease in sheep. After graduating, Rees accepted a position as Assistant Lecturer in Zoology at the University College of Wales. Rees taught there until she retired, working her way up to Professor Emeritus. Rees also completed research on helminthes (parasitic worms). Rees published 68 original papers and was a founding member of the British Society for Parasitology serving as vice president and president. In addition, Rees was the editor of the Journal Parasitology. Rees died in 1994.
Links
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/F._Gwendolen_Rees
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/3722053
http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5840
http://www.jstor.org/pss/76937
http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=2967
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/scifiles/interviewsub/flashbackgwendolen.shtml
Georgina Sweet
In 1875, Georgina Sweet was born in Brunswick, Melbourne. Sweet finished her BSc in 1896 and her MSc in 1898. Sweet received her Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne, becoming the first female to do so. Sweet was also the first female to be a professor in an Australian university. At first Sweet’s research centered around Australian fauna, however quickly migrated to parasites. Sweet was awarded her doctorate for her research on the Notorycytes (marsupial mole). Due to her research on parasites in Australian native animals and stock, Sweet became the first female to receive the David Syme Research Prize in 1911. Sweet spent her working career in various teaching positions, making breakthroughs for women and science every step of the way. Sweet died in 1946.
Links
http://www.200australianwomen.com/names/087.html
http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120168b.htm
http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0115b.htm
