Born: 15 February 1898, Australia
Died: 21 August 1975
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: Kathleen Margaret Maria McInerny
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Kathleen Sherrard took an active role in a number of women’s organisations particularly women graduates and scientific workers and published a number of articles on palaeontology.
Chronology
1918
Education – Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1920 – 1928
Career position – Honorary Secretary, Victorian Women Graduates Association
1921
Education – Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1927
Career position – Worked on crystallography under Professor Arthur Hutchinson at the mineralogical laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
1928 – 1938
Career position – Honorary Secretary, Australian Federation of University Women
1939
Career position – Helped establish the Australian Association of Scientific Workers
1950
Career position – Worked with Dr Gertrude Elles in the Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge, UK
1967
Career position – Studied fossil collections in Peking (Beijing), China
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