Alice Evelyn Wilson - Ottawa, Ontario
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Alice Evelyn Wilson was the first woman employed as a geologist at the Geological Survey of Canada. Alice Evelyn Wilson devint la première femme promue géologue à la Commission géologique du Canada.
Waymark Code: WM11R95
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/08/2019
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Alice Evelyn Wilson
(1881-1930)
Alice Wilson helped paved the way for women in scientific fields and within the federal civil service. This persevering scientist, teacher, and popularizer made significant contributions to paleontology and geology, undertaking extensive studies of The Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowlands. With support from the Canadian Federation of University Women, she earned a doctorate in 1929 and was the first woman employed as a geologist at the Geological Survey of Canada, formerly here. In recognition of her achievements, she was made a Member of the British Empire and was the first female Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Alice Evelyn Wilson
(1881-1930)
Alice Wilson aide à ouvrir la voie aux femmes dans les sciences et la fonction publique fédérale. Scientifique, enseignante et vulgarisatrice persévérante, elle contribue à la paléontologie et à la géologie par des études exhaustives sur les basses terres de l’Outaouais et du Saint-Laurent. Avec l’appui de la Fédération canadienne des femmes diplômées des universités, elle obtient un doctorat en 1929 puis devint la première femme promue géologue à la Commission géologique du Canada, jadis située ici. Grâce à ses réalisations elle est reçue membre de l’Ordre de l’Empire britannique et première élue à la Société royale du Canada.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Ottawa
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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