Homerton College, Cambridge Hilda Jane Hartle (11 September 1876- 20 May 1974) was a British chemist researcher and teacher.
She was prominent in promoting the teaching of Chemistry to women and became known for her opposition to domestic science.
[1] Hartle was born in Birmingham and later moved to Newnham, Cambridge in 1897 to pursue university studies.
[3] From 1903 to 1920 she was a Lecturer in Chemistry at Homerton College, Cambridge and then became principal at Brighton Municipal Training College for Teachers, Brighton (1920-1941).
[2] In 1904, Hartle, along with eighteen other British women chemists, signed a petition setting out their reasons to the Chemical Society why they should be afforded Fellowship status like their male counterparts.