Corstorphine
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Corstorphine is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. Formerly a separate village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, it is now a suburb of the city, having been formally incorporated into it in 1920.
Corstophine Old Parish Church
Dower House in Old Corstorphine
Sir John Forrester’s tomb (spouse hidden) in Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Corstorphine doocot, built in the 16th century to serve Corstorphine Castle, which has since been demolished.
Chrystal Macmillan
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Jessie Chrystal Macmillan was a suffragist, peace activist, barrister, feminist and the first female science graduate from the University of Edinburgh as well as that institution's first female honours graduate in mathematics. She was an activist for women's right to vote, and for other women's causes. She was the second woman to plead a case before the House of Lords, and was one of the founders of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Chrystal Macmillan
Macmillan was photographed at The Hague in 1915 for an article published in The Survey.
International Congress of Women in 1915. left to right:1. Lucy Thoumaian – Armenia, 2. Leopoldine Kulka, 3. Laura Hughes – Canada, 4. Rosika Schwimmer – Hungary, 5. Anita Augspurg – Germany, 6. Jane Addams – U.S., 7. Eugenie Hamer, 8. Aletta Jacobs – Netherlands, 9. Chrystal Macmillan – UK, 10. Rosa Genoni – Italy, 11. Anna Kleman – Sweden, 12. Thora Daugaard – Denmark, 13. Louisa Keilhau – Norway
Memorial window dedicated to the parents of Jessie Chrystal Macmillan, Corstorphine Parish Church