Derick Silk Scarf, Slate/Grey

Carrie Derick (1862 - 1941), a National Historic Person of Canada, was the first woman in Canada to become a full university professor with her 1912 appointment to the McGill University Botany Department. Her area of interest, genetics, was an emerging field of study at the time.

While Carrie Derick’s hard work and accomplishments were largely unrewarded during her lifetime, she was steadfast in the pursuit of her own goals and in support of the rights and aspirations of other women: "Without aggression, without any noisy obtrusiveness, a few Canadian women by deep thought, clear vision, or by honest service have prepared the way for those who will follow, and have proved the right of all to work as they are able".

The inspiration for this design was an antique cast iron grate. Much early such metalwork, with which Carrie Derick would have been very familiar, was both beautiful and functional.