Emily Lloyd

LLOYD W. HAZLETON and EMILY G. HOLLAND Hazleton Laboratories, Falls Church, Va. 

The first attempt by a woman (possibly Emily Lloyd, see above) to enter the Society occurred in November 1892. The long controversy started innocuously, as the Minutes of the Council Meeting describes The Secretary having read a letter from Prof. Hartley suggesting the election of a lady as Associate, Prof. Ramsay gave notice that he would move that women be admitted Fellows of the Society. 44... 

Anon. (1913). Obituary Miss Emily Jane Lloyd. Journal of the Institute of Chemistry, Part II 32-33. The following are thanked for information on Lloyd I. Salmon, Assistant Registrar, University of Wales, Aberystwyth P. Bassett, Archivist, Special Collections, University of Birmingham and N. Jeffs, Archivist, Special Collections, University of London Library. 

The Mason College Chemical Society was formed in 1884,92 and among two of the early members were the first woman Associate of the Institute of Chemistry, Emily Lloyd (see Chap. 2), and the first woman Student Member, Rose Stern (see Chap. 2). However, according to the reports in the Mason College Magazine, two Birmingham women preceded them Jessie Charles93 and Constance Naden,94 who were both very active in the Society. 

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