Mary Watson | |
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Born | October 1856
Shirburn,
Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 20 February 1933
Michelmersh,
Hampshire, England |
Education | Somerville Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Chemist |
Spouse |
John Style (
m. 1885) |
Mary Watson (October 1856 – 20 February 1933) was a British chemist. She was one of the first two women to study Chemistry at the University of Oxford, the other one being Margaret Seward. [1]
Watson was born in October 1856 at Shirburn, Oxfordshire, [2] daughter of John Watson and Anne Bruce. Her father was a farmer and land agent to the Earl of Macclesfield. [3] She was educated at home and at St John's Wood High School. Watson entered Somerville Hall, later Somerville College, of the University of Oxford in 1879 on a Clothworkers' Scholarship. [4] This was a scholarship of 35 pounds for three years. [3] Somerville was founded in the same year as one of the two first women's colleges of Oxford. In 1881, she was awarded another two-year scholarship with a value of 30 pounds. [5] Watson completed with a first class honours in Geology in 1882 and a second class in Chemistry in 1883. [4] However, it was not until 1920 that Oxford allowed women to matriculate and therefore formally gain degrees. [6]
Following graduation, Watson was appointed Science Mistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College. She held that position until 1886 when she had to resign following her marriage to John Style in Thame a year earlier. [4] [7] They lived in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. [8] Style was Headmaster at Cheltenham Grammar School since 1882, but was sacked in 1906. [9] They retired to Michelmersh, Hampshire, [2] where she died on 20 February 1933. [4]
Mary Watson | |
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Born | October 1856
Shirburn,
Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 20 February 1933
Michelmersh,
Hampshire, England |
Education | Somerville Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Chemist |
Spouse |
John Style (
m. 1885) |
Mary Watson (October 1856 – 20 February 1933) was a British chemist. She was one of the first two women to study Chemistry at the University of Oxford, the other one being Margaret Seward. [1]
Watson was born in October 1856 at Shirburn, Oxfordshire, [2] daughter of John Watson and Anne Bruce. Her father was a farmer and land agent to the Earl of Macclesfield. [3] She was educated at home and at St John's Wood High School. Watson entered Somerville Hall, later Somerville College, of the University of Oxford in 1879 on a Clothworkers' Scholarship. [4] This was a scholarship of 35 pounds for three years. [3] Somerville was founded in the same year as one of the two first women's colleges of Oxford. In 1881, she was awarded another two-year scholarship with a value of 30 pounds. [5] Watson completed with a first class honours in Geology in 1882 and a second class in Chemistry in 1883. [4] However, it was not until 1920 that Oxford allowed women to matriculate and therefore formally gain degrees. [6]
Following graduation, Watson was appointed Science Mistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College. She held that position until 1886 when she had to resign following her marriage to John Style in Thame a year earlier. [4] [7] They lived in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. [8] Style was Headmaster at Cheltenham Grammar School since 1882, but was sacked in 1906. [9] They retired to Michelmersh, Hampshire, [2] where she died on 20 February 1933. [4]