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Scotland, Glasgow University Joseph Black Medecine Faculty prize medal awarded to Agnes M. McMichael 1905-6 for Chemistry

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Scotland, Glasgow University Joseph Black Medecine Faculty prize medal awarded to Agnes M. McMichael 1905-6 for Chemistry

Early award to a female student at Glasgow

70mm bronze medal  portrait by  Neil  Macphail 1844-1907 – medal made by Maclurie  & M~Macdonald & Co Glasgow (on box)

Note:  there were about 500 women students at Glasgow university in 1905

 

Joseph Black was an 18th century Chemist and Physicist – he discovered Carbon Dioxide and Magnesium as well as latent heat  – he was also a medic