Beatrice Edgell | |
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 Edgell in 1927 | |
| Born | 26 October 1871 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 10 August 1948 (aged 76) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Alma mater | University College Wales, Aberystwyth, University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, professor |
| Employer | Bedford College (1898–1933) |
| Known for | First British woman psychology PhD (1901), first British woman professor of psychology (1927) |
Beatrice Edgell (26 October 1871 – 10 August 1948) was a British psychologist, researcher and university teacher. She taught at Bedford College in the University of London from 1897 to 1933. She was the first British woman to earn a PhD in psychology and the first British woman to be named a professor of psychology. She was also the first female president of the British Psychological Society, the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association and the Psychological Division of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.