Alice Lee | |
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| Born | Alice Elizabeth Lee 28 June 1858 Dedham, Essex, England |
| Died | 5 October 1939 (aged 80) Rustington, Sussex, England |
| Education | London University, Bedford College for Women |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, Statistician |
| Parent(s) | William Lee, Matilda Wren Baker |
| Awards | Doctor of Science |
Alice Lee (1858–1939) was a British statistician and mathematician, one of the first women to graduate from London University.[1] She was awarded a PhD in 1901. She worked with Karl Pearson from 1892. She was notable for demonstrating that the correlation between cranial capacity and gender was not a sign of greater intelligence in men compared to women.[2][3]
- ^ Mary R. S. Creese; Thomas M. Creese (1998). Ladies in the laboratory?: American and British women in science, 1800-1900 : a survey of their contributions to research. Scarecrow Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-8108-3287-9. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Feminist Voices - Alice Lee". Feminist Voices. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; McNeill, Leila. "The Statistician Who Debunked Sexist Myths About Skull Size and Intelligence". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2023.