Edith Gertrude Willcock

After publishing on radium, she contributed to research into the role of amino acids in diet.

[1] She was educated at the King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham, known for its science syllabus.

They had two daughters and lived in Bredon House, which was built for them in 1914, and was later given to Wolfson College, Cambridge.

[9] During World War I, Edith worked as a local consultant for the British Ministry of Agriculture on the raising of rabbits and poultry, on which she wrote leaflets for distribution, and an advisor on the cultivation of oysters.

[5] After her marriage, Edith focused on her other interests, as a watercolour artist, singer, and children’s author.