Ellen Jenifer Rickard

Ellen Rickard seems to have been something of a pioneer for female geographers and teachers.


Her story was told in this book by the RGS-IBG. It describes her involvement with the GA, which included a place on the GA's council - one of the first female officers. She was particularly important during the war, taking over from J F Unstead (who also had his own post on the blog a few days ago). She was also connected with A J Herbertson, as were many during that period, when they became involved with the GA. She had a great many roles within the GA.

It would be lovely to be able to source an image of Ellen Rickard.

Source:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p_xfuY8CJ48C&lpg=PT115&ots=xln_U09sEO&dq=%22marguerita%20oughton%22%20sheffield&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=%22marguerita%20oughton%22%20sheffield&f=false

An Obituary was published in 1963

Oughton, M. “WILLIAM WALLACE.” Geography, vol. 48, no. 4, 1963, pp. 418–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40565722. Accessed 16 Sept. 2023.

Can download the book:

https://epdf.tips/complex-locations-rgs-ibg-book-series.html

The book describes how Ellen Rickard was involved in the GA

pp.142-3 describes the work she did during the war years, which were difficult times for the GA.