Moody, Agnes Claypole (1870–1954)
Moody, Agnes Claypole (1870–1954)
English-American zoologist. Name variations: Agnes Claypole or Agnes Mary Claypole. Born Agnes Mary Claypole, Jan 1, 1870, in Bristol, England; died 1954 in Berkeley, CA; dau. of Jane (Trotter) Claypole and Edward Waller Claypole (British professor at Buchtel College and a founder of journal, American Geologist); twin sister of Edith Jane Claypole (1870–1915, physiologist and pathologist); Buchtel College, PhB, 1892; Cornell University, MS, 1894; University of Chicago, PhD, 1896; m. Dr. Robert Orton Moody (University of California anatomy professor), 1903.
Dedicated scientist and professor who, despite gender obstacles, managed a successful career in academia, was employed as a Wellesley College zoology instructor (1896–98); at Cornell University, worked as a histology and embryology assistant (1898–1900) and was the 1st woman to instruct laboratory classes that were mandatory for all students; was an instructor (1900–03) at Throop Polytechnic Institute (later California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena; lectured in sociology (1918–23) at Mills College in Oakland, CA; elected to Berkeley City Council (1923). Starred in the 1st-7th editions of American Men of Science as one of the 1,000 best scientists in America.