Isabella Gordon Porter was born in Glasgow, Scotland in c1897. Porter began studying at the University of Glasgow in 1916 , taking Latin and French in her first year. In her second year she studied English, Latin and Geology. In her third and final year she studied Moral Philosophy, Political Economy and French (Higher). She graduated MA in 1919 and went on to pursue a career in teaching.
From the guide to the Papers of Isabella Gordon Porter, c1897-1990, arts graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1917-1920, (Glasgow University Archives Service)