Bryant, Sophie (Sophie Willock), 1850-1922

Sophie Willock Bryant; 15 February 1850, Sandymount, Dublin, – 14 August 1922, Chamonix, France; Bryant was born Sophie Willock in Dublin, father was tutor at Trinity College, Dublin; moved to London as a teenager; she attended Bedford College; at nineteen she married Dr William Hicks Bryant, who died within the year; in 1875 became a teacher at North London Collegiate School by headmistress Frances Mary Buss, becmae headmistress in 1895 serving until 1918; became one of the first women to obtain First Class Honours, in Mental and Moral Sciences, together with a degree in mathematics in 1881 and three years later was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science from University of London; In 1882 she was the third woman to be elected to the London Mathematical Society, and was the first active female member, publishing her first paper with the Society in 1884; Bryant edited three volumes of Euclid's Elements of Geometry, for the use of schools; pioneer in education for women; Sophie Willock Bryant; 15 February 1850, Sandymount, Dublin, – 14 August 1922, Chamonix, France; Bryant was born Sophie Willock in Dublin, father was tutor at Trinity College, Dublin; moved to London as a teenager; she attended Bedford College; at nineteen she married Dr William Hicks Bryant, who died within the year; in 1875 became a teacher at North London Collegiate School by headmistress Frances Mary Buss, becmae headmistress in 1895 serving until 1918; became one of the first women to obtain First Class Honours, in Mental and Moral Sciences, together with a degree in mathematics in 1881 and three years later was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science from University of London; In 1882 she was the third woman to be elected to the London Mathematical Society, and was the first active female member, publishing her first paper with the Society in 1884; Bryant edited three volumes of Euclid's Elements of Geometry, for the use of schools; pioneer in education for women; Sophie Willock Bryant; 15 February 1850, Sandymount, Dublin, – 14 August 1922, Chamonix, France; Bryant was born Sophie Willock in Dublin, father was tutor at Trinity College, Dublin; moved to London as a teenager; she attended Bedford College; at nineteen she married Dr William Hicks Bryant, who died within the year; in 1875 became a teacher at North London Collegiate School by headmistress Frances Mary Buss, becmae headmistress in 1895 serving until 1918; became one of the first women to obtain First Class Honours, in Mental and Moral Sciences, together with a degree in mathematics in 1881 and three years later was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science from University of London; In 1882 she was the third woman to be elected to the London Mathematical Society, and was the first active female member, publishing her first paper with the Society in 1884; Bryant edited three volumes of Euclid's Elements of Geometry, for the use of schools; pioneer in education for women; one of the first three women to be appointed to a Royal Commission, the Bryce commission on Secondary Education in 1894–1895; and one of the first three women to be appointed to the Senate of the University of London. When Trinity College Dublin opened its degrees to women, Bryant was one of the first to be awarded an honorary doctorate. She was also instrumental in setting up the Cambridge Training College for Women, now Hughes Hall, Cambridge; wrote books on Irish history and ancient Irish law; president of the Irish National Literary Society in 1914