Person

Green, Leila Ada (1877 - 1950)

Born
1877
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Died
13 January 1950
Occupation
Educator

Summary

Leila Ada Green was the first full-time female employee of the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne.

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Chronology

1911
Education - Masters of Science, University of Melbourne
1913 - 1921
Career position - Full-time appointment to Science Faculty, University of Melbourne

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Book Sections

  • Kelly, Farley, 'Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920' in On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science, Farley Kelly, ed. (Melbourne: Text Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 35-75. pages 52, 60, 63. Details

Resources

See also

  • Hooker, Claire, Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science (Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 2004), 215 pp. Details

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