Geraldine Emma May Jebb
Geraldine Emma May ('Gem') Jebb[1] CBE (1886 - 28 December 1959) was the daughter of Heneage Horsley Jebb and Geraldine Croker Russell.[2] She was the Principal of Bedford College, University of London, from 1930–1951.[3]
Education
She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge taking the Economics Tripos[3] although women were not awarded degrees at Cambridge until 1948.
Career
She worked in the Civil Service from 1913–1917 in the Department of the Ministry of Labour. She then became Director of Studies and Lecturer on Economics at Newnham from 1917–1919 and from 1919–29 a Lecturer on Economics at Armstrong College, now Newcastle University but then part of the University of Durham. In 1930 she was appointed Principal of Bedford College and retired in 1951. She was appointed CBE in 1951. She was unmarried.[3]
Relations
Her sister, Eglantyne Mary Jebb (1889–1978) was Principal of the Froebel Educational Institute (now Froebel College, Roehampton University), Roehampton, London from 1932–1955.
Her cousin, Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928) founded the charity Save the Children. 'Gem' is referred to as her favourite cousin.[1]
References
- 1 2 Mulley, Clare (2000). The Woman Who Saved the Children. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. xxiii. ISBN 978-1-85168-657-5.
- ↑ The Peerage website, accessed 30 December 2011
- 1 2 3 Royal Holloway College archives accessed 30 December 2011
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| Preceded by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke |
Principal Bedford College University of London 1930-1951 |
Succeeded by Norah Lillian Penston |