Eileen Guppy Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire was the first woman to be a geologist in Geological Survey of Great Britain and was the first female staff member to become a member of the Order of the British Empire.
Career
She published two editions of Chemical analysis of Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals during 1931 and in 1956. Her book Rock Wool was published in 1945 and a second edition came out in 1949. She was then given a position as assistant geologist during World War 2.
After the war she worked as a senior experimental officer
Membership
She not only became an employee but based on her 39 years of service she was the first member of the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.