Person
Smith, Ivy Blanche Irene (1884 - 1975)
- Born
- 14 April 1884
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 15 February 1975
New Town, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Teacher and Community worker
- Alternative Names
- Foster, Ivy Blanche Irene (maiden name)
Summary
Ivy Smith in 1902, was the first girl to win a science and mathematics scholarship in the Tasmanian senior public examinations. She graduated BSc from the University of Tasmania in 1906 and had various teaching positions before marrying in 1914.
Archival resources
Archives Office of Tasmania
- Ivy Blanche Irene Smith - Records, 1907 - 1914; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Dodson, H. L., 'Smith, Ivy Blanche Irene (1884-1975), teacher and community worker' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 649-650, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-ivy-blanche-irene-8474. Details
Resources
- 'Smith, Ivy Blanche Irene (1884-1975)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465207. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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