Ida Slater


Ida Lilian Slater was a British geologist who made important contributions to the study of conulariids. She was jointly awarded the Daniel Pidgeon Fund with Helen Drew to undertake field work investigating the Palaeozoic rocks of Wales.

Early career

Slater and Helen Drew arrived at Newnham College, Cambridge in 1900 to study geology as part of their degrees.
Slater was secretary of the Sedgwick Club, Cambridge in 1903. Part of her development as a geologist was gained at the Sedgwick Club in Cambridge. She was a member from 6 May 1902 until 1905, and was their honorary secretary from mid-1903 until 9 February 1904. During the later years of her degree, she occasionally attended meetings as a visitor until her final recorded attendance on 27 February 1906.

Career

Slater collaborated with Gertrude Elles on the stratigraphy of the Lower Palaeozoic of Wales.
After undertaking research, she was appointed a demonstrator for Catherine Raisin, employed to help run the department and laboratories, at the new laboratory rooms for geology and botany at Bedford College in 1910. She held that post for two years.
In 1910 Slater published the results of her research into the Palaeozoic of Wales jointly with Helen Drew.

Family life

Slater married William Lees in 1912 in Hampstead.

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