One recently acquired titbit of information that really intrigued me was that one of the original individuals of the BPS (British Psychological Society) was a multi-talented woman by the name of Sophie Bryant. Sophie Bryant was born in 1850 in Dublin. Largely taught at home by her father she attended Bedford college. In 1878 she became one of the first women to achieve a First Class Honours since previously women were not allowed to gain this. Sophie Bryant was also a distinguished mathematician, and in 1882 published her first paper with the London Mathematical Society. Bryant was a tireless campaigner for women and played a crucial role in setting up the Cambridge Training College for Women. It was in 1901 when Bryant formed part of the tiny team that set up the BPS. All this at a time when women didn’t even have the vote. Given the heights and challenges Bryant must have met along the way, it perhaps is not surprising that for leisure she enjoyed mountain climbing and hiking. It was during hiking in 1922 that she died in an accident. References: https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Sophie_Bryant image credits: By Robert Tucker (1832–1905) - http://www.lms.ac.uk/archives/tucker/Bryant_Sophie.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8643610
She endured that much pain to setup Bristish Psychological Society at that time when women weren't allowed to vote. She is my new hero. History is filled with resilient women like here, I wanna be like them.