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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives 2012 women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience woman smile glasses eyeglasses coat 1968 1960s sixties british crystallography baas chemist irish chemistry government 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly 20th century - mid 20thcenturymid Creator: Livingstone, F. C Subject: Lonsdale, Kathleen Dame 1903-1971        British Association for the Advancement of Science Type: Black-and-white photographs Date: 1968 Topic: Chemistry      Women scientists Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5424] Summary: Irish-born chemist Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her work in x-ray crystallography; in 1968, she became the first woman elected as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS). The caption to this photograph taken by F.C. Livingstone said that "Dame Lonsdale was the wee grandmother who is the new president of the BAAS Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Creator: Livingstone, F. C Subject: Lonsdale, Kathleen Dame 1903-1971 British Association for the Advancement of Science Type: Black-and-white photographs Date: 1968 Topic: Chemistry Women scientists Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5424] Summary: Irish-born chemist Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her work in x-ray crystallography; in 1968, she became the first woman elected as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS). The caption to this photograph taken by F.C. Livingstone said that "Dame Lonsdale was the wee grandmother who is the new president of the BAAS Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
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