Alice Emily Smith

Alice Emily Smith (18 June 1871 – 1924) was a British chemist and one of the nineteen signatories of the 1904 petition to the Chemical Society.

Early life and education Smith was born 18 June 1871, the daughter of Thomas Smith, Commission Agent from County Down, Northern Ireland.

She was educated at Crescent House school in Bedford.

Career In 1903, Smith returned to the University College of North Wales as an Assistant Lecturer in Organic Chemistry

While working at Bangor, she collaborated with Head of Chemistry, Professor Kennedy J.P. Orton, on a study of reaction mechanisms from 1905 to 1908 which resulted in the publishing of five research papers. (one of the Societies that amalgamated to become the Royal Society of Chemistry), as well as identifying prominent female chemists working in Britain at this time.

Later life In 1914, Smith gave up her position at University College and took up a new role as lecturer in Science at the Maria Grey Training College in London, the first teachers' training college for women. a private school at Ilkley, West Yorkshire. She ran the school with Margaret Raad until they dissolved their business partnership on 25July 1923. On Christmas Day 1923, Smith was declared bankrupt with estimated debts of nearly £4,700 . She died in the following year.