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Agnes Marion Moodie (6 October 1881 - 1969) was a Scottish chemist and the first female chemistry graduate from the University of St Andrews.

Early life

Agnes Marion Moodie was born in Arbroath on 6 October 1881,[1] one of at least two children born to Robert Moodie, a founder of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society,[2] who taught mathematics and physical science at Arbroath High School, and Mary Lithgow Mackintosh, daughter of Donald Mackintosh, a schoolmaster from Shotts, Lanarkshire.[3] Moodie had a younger brother William Moodie born on 15 March 1886.[3]

Academic career

Moodie and her brother studied at the University of St Andrews where she was the first female student of chemistry.[4] Moodie gained an MA in 1902, a BSc in 1903, and graduated in 1904 with first class honours in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.[5] After graduating, she remained at the University of St Andrews, where she undertook research with James Irvine. Moodie and Irvine co-authored a number of papers on alkylated sugars[1] between 1905 and 1908.[6] In 1905 Moodie was awarded a Berry Scholarship in Science,[7] and in 1807 she received a Carnegie Scholarship.[1] Moodie also campaigned for women to be admitted as fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[8]

Later life

After leaving the University of St Andrews, Moodie worked for the Ministry of Education until her retirement in 1946.[1] Following her retirement, Moodie took up residence in Hove, where she remained until her death in 1969.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rayner-canham, Marlene (2019). Pioneering British Women Chemists: Their Lives And Contributions. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 224. ISBN 9781786347701.
  2. ^ "EMS Founder Members". MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Inspiring Physicians Vol V: William Moodie". Royal College of Physicians. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ Aitken, R. Alan; Gil, M. Pilar (2019). "The St Andrews Periodic Table Wallchart and its Use in Teaching". Substantia: 47–59. doi:10.13128/Substantia-738.
  5. ^ The St. Andrews University Calendar for the Year... University of St Andrews. 1915.
  6. ^ Armstrong, E. Frankland (1910). The Simple Carbohydrates and the Glucosides. Longmans, Green and Co.
  7. ^ Irvine, James Colquhoun; Moodie, Agnes Marion (1905). "CXLIV.—The alkylation of mannose". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 87: 1462–1468. doi:10.1039/CT9058701462. ISSN 0368-1645.
  8. ^ "Agnes Moodie". straylight.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk. ljs24. Retrieved 2022-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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