▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁bot any ▁and ▁chem istry ▁in ▁the ▁even ings ▁at ▁B irk beck ▁College , ▁which ▁she ▁gained ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁She ▁then ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Code x ▁( 1 9 0 7 ), ▁and ▁studied ▁for ▁her ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁qual ification , ▁which ▁she ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁year ’ s ▁analyt ical ▁work ▁for ▁Professor ▁Hun ting ton ▁at ▁King ’ s ▁College , ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁Mr ▁E . F . H arrison ▁on ▁Secret ▁Rem ed ies ▁( 1 9 0 9 ), ▁a ▁publication ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁previously ▁unknown ▁formula e ▁of ▁popular ▁medic ines . ▁After ▁a ▁year , ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁chemical ▁lect ures hip ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁Municipal ▁College , ▁which ▁she ▁held ▁for ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years , ▁setting ▁up ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁ph arm acy ▁course . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁One , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁anal yst ▁for ▁U cal ▁in ▁Ch el ten ham . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁she ▁remained ▁London - based ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁working ▁life . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁her ▁registered ▁address ▁changed ▁to ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁School ▁of ▁Ph arm acy , ▁Gordon ▁Square , ▁London