In 1885 she became the first British woman to receive a doctorate .
Educated at Girton College , Cambridge from 1876 to 1880 on a scholarship , she was then a Resident Lecturer in Mathematics there until 1884 .
In 1885 Resident Lecturer became the first British woman to receive a doctorate .
Educated at Girton College , Cambridge from 1876 to 1880 on a scholarship , she was then a Resident Lecturer in Mathematics there until 1884 .