Mary Andrews (geologist)

Mary Andrews
Born5 October 1851/2
Belfast, Ireland
Died14 August 1914
Royat, France

Mary K. Andrews (1851/2–1914) was an Irish geologist, notable as one of the first women to be active in this subject area.

Life

Born in Belfast on 5 October 1851[1] or 1852,[2] Mary Katherine Andrews was one of six children born to Jane Hardie and the chemist Thomas Andrews.[3] Her first geology paper was The Early History of Magnetism from 1876, published in Nature.[2]

She was Honorary Secretary of the geological section of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club (BNFC) after its establishment in 1893.[4] A friend and collaborator of Sydney Mary Thompson, Andrews photographed features of special interest for the British Association,[5] and curated the BNFC's local geological specimens.[3]

Andrews was one of twelve women who presented papers at the women's section of the geological congress, as a part of the World's Congress Auxiliary of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in August 1893.[6] She represented Queen's College, Belfast and the BNFC at the 1907 centenary celebrations of the Geological Society.[7][8]

Andrews lived with her older sister, Elizabeth (1843-1929), at 12 College Gardens, Belfast.[1] Andrews died on 14 August 1914 in Royat, France. Most of her specimens are now held in the National Museums Northern Ireland.[2]

Works

  • (as K.) The Early History of Magnetism, Nature, 27 April 1876.[9]
  • 'Denudation at Cultra, County Down' [1892], Irish Naturalist 2 (1893), pp. 16–18; 47-49; Belfast Field Club Reports 3 (1893), pp. 529–32
  • 'Dykes in Antrim and Down', Irish Naturalist 3 (1894), pp. 93–6
  • 'Erosion at Newcastle', Irish Naturalist, 10, 114
  • 'Notes on Moel Tryfaen' [1894], Belfast Field Club Reports 4 (1901), pp. 205–10

References

  1. ^ a b Wyse Jackson, Patrick N. (2019). "Mary Katherine Andrews (1851-1914)". In Dalton, Catherine; McGlynn, Gayle (eds.). Giants of the Irish Quaternary. Dublin: Irish Quaternary Association. pp. 37–43. ISBN 978-0-947920-60-9.
  2. ^ a b c Sendino, Consuelo (2025). "An Irish Female Pioneer in Geology: Mary Katherine Andrews (1852–1914)". Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. 43 (1): 167–179. doi:10.1353/ijes.2025.a973622. ISSN 2009-0064.
  3. ^ a b Mary R. S. Creese; Thomas M. Creese (2004). Ladies in the Laboratory 2. Scarecrow Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8108-4979-2. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  4. ^ Kate Newmann, Mary Andrews (1854–1914), Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Accessed 7 October 2012.
  5. ^ Jennifer Tucker (2006). "Gender and Genre in Victorian Scientific Photography". In Ann B. Shteir (ed.). Figuring It Out: Science, Gender, And Visual Culture. Bernard Lightman. UPNE. pp. 152, 162. ISBN 978-1-58465-603-6. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. ^ T. C. C. (1893). "Editorial". The Journal of Geology. 1 (6): 620–633. JSTOR 30054883.
  7. ^ Cherry Lewis; Simon J. Knell (2009). The Making of the Geological Society of London. Geological Society. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-86239-277-9. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  8. ^ G. L. Herries Davies (2007). Whatever Is Under the Earth: the Geological Society of London 1807–2007. Geological Society. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-86239-214-4. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  9. ^ For the ascription to Andrews, see Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society (1924). Centenary volume, 1821–1921: A review of the activities of the society for 100 years with historical notes, and memoirs of many distinguished members ... The Society. p. 119. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

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