Mary MacArthur

For the Scottish suffragist and trade unionist, see Mary Macarthur.
For the American actress, see Mary MacArthur (actress).
Mary MacArthur
Born(1904-01-20)January 20, 1904
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedApril 26, 1959(1959-04-26) (aged 55)
Pugwash, Nova Scotia
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany and agricultural science
InstitutionsCentral Experimental Farm

Mary MacArthur (January 20, 1904 – April 26, 1959)[1] was a Canadian scientist who performed research on the principles of the successful dehydration and freezing of fresh foods.[2] She performed this research while employed by the federal government of Canada's Department of Agriculture at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario.[3][4][5] In 1952 she was the first woman to be named as Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada (FAIC) for her contributions to Canadian agriculture.[6][7]

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  4. ^ Ceplis, Dinah. Rodenburg, Frances (ed.). "Agricultural Institute of Canada Monthly Report September 2009". archive.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (2017). "The Art of Science: Documenting Canada's Central Experimental Farm". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Women in Science, Femmes en science" (PDF). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Agricultural Institute of Canada list of Fellows" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2021.