Beatrice Edgell

Beatrice Edgell
Edgell in 1927
Born	(1871-10-26)26 October 1871 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Died	10 August 1948(1948-08-10) (aged 76) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Alma mater	University College Wales, Aberystwyth, University of London
Occupation(s)	Psychologist, professor
Employer	Bedford College (1898–1933)
Known for	First British woman psychology PhD (1901), first British woman professor of psychology (1927)

Beatrice Edgell (26 October 1871 – 10 August 1948) was a British psychologist, researcher and university teacher. She taught at Bedford College in the University of London from 1897 to 1933. She was the first British woman to earn a PhD in psychology and the first British woman to be named a professor of psychology. She was also the first female president of the British Psychological Society, the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association and the Psychological Division of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.