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Helen Irene Battle Zoology, Animals, Physiology, Metabolism
The Story
Helen Irene Battle was the first woman in Canada to earn a Ph.D.
Helen irene battle biography of abraham
in marine biology. She then returned to her hometown of London, Ontario and taught at the University of Western Ontario. Her teaching career spanned over 50 years and was her passion. Many student awards and a memorial lecture are named in her honour at the University of Western Ontario.
Dr.
Battle specialized in the physiology, embryology, morphology and ecology of marine organisms. She did her research for the National Fisheries Research Board, the Ohio State Fisheries Lab, the Atlantic Biological Station in St.
Andrews, N.B., and the Marine Biological Lab in Plymouth, England.
In 1961, she co-founded the Canadian Society of Zoologists and became its President in 1962-1963.
Dr. Battle also fought for improving the position of women in universities and encouraged girls to study science.
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