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Gladys Gregory
Gladys Caroline Gregory (19 May 1899–6 November 1981) was one of two women to share the accolade of first woman actuary in the United Kingdom, the other being Dorothy Spiers, née Davis. Gregory joined Prudential Assurance in 1917, direct from school, and passed the actuarial exams at the Institute of Actuaries in 1923. Early life and education Gladys Caroline Gregory was born on 19 May 1899 at 32 Mina Road, Walworth, London and was the eldest daughter of shoemaker, Thomas Gregory (1871–1966), and his wife, Harriet Elizabeth Gregory, née Cobbett (1870–1958). She attended the local council school in Clapham where she gained the school-leaving certificate. Career Gregory joined Prudential Assurance in July 1917 when she was 18. In November 1919 ''The Institute of Actuaries'' voted to admit women on the same conditions as men. Gregory passed her first exam in 1920 and the subsequent exams in each year afterwards, qualifying in 1923, alongside Dorothy Davis. Passing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gladys may refer to: * Gladys (given name), people with the given name Gladys * Gladys Bocchi Trivolli, 1965 brazilian dentist * Gladys (album), ''Gladys'' (album), a 2013 album by Leslie Clio * Gladys (film), ''Gladys'' (film), 1999 film written and directed by Vojtěch Jasný * Gladys, Virginia, United States * ''Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow'', a 2002 sculpture of a cow * Hurricane Gladys (1968) * Talia Gladys, a character in the anime series ''Gundam Seed Destiny'' * the launch name used for USA-215, an American reconnaissance satellite * a character from the novel The Lost World (Doyle novel), The Lost World * a List of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy characters#Gladys, character in the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' See also * Michael Gladis (born 1977), American actor * GLADIS, a character from the cartoon series ''Totally Spies!'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
