Background
Agnes was born in Bristol, England to Jane (Trotter) and Edward Walker Claypole.
Agnes was born in Bristol, England to Jane (Trotter) and Edward Walker Claypole.
Agnes attended Buchtel College, and in 1894 she attended Cornell University for her master"s degree.
She had a twin sister, Edith Jane Claypole (1870-1915), who was also a biologist. Doctorate in Chicago University in 1896. Foreign her Master"s of Science thesis, Agnes studied the digestive tract of eels.
Agnes worked in various positions at Throop College, (now California Institute of Technology) including: Instructor in Zoology, and Professor of Natural Science and Curator (1903-1904).
Agnes is the first woman appointed to a teaching position in the Medical Department of Cornell University.