Elizabeth Jane Smith (engineer)

She was born near Edinburgh and went first to Currie Primary, and then on to James Gillespie's High School for 4 years. At the age of 12 she went on to the Broughton Junior Student Centre, from where she entered the University of Edinburgh in 1909.^[1] She enrolled at first in an Arts degree and then switched to study for a Pure Science degree. Although she passed most of her courses, she left in 1913 without graduating.^[2]

In 1917 she founded and was Director of the British Resorcin Manufacturing Co Ltd, located at 162 Villiers Road, Willesden Green, London.^[1] Although the company was only operational for a few years (closing in 1922),^[3] they were listed as an exhibitor at the British Scientific Products Exhibition in August 1918, held at King's College London, and organised by the British Science Guild.^[4]