“When I became President, the idea of naming this room for Janet was not new; but I always felt strongly about it, and following a test of opinion among the Fellowship, decided to proceed with the idea. The response, in letters to the Editor of Geoscientist, was overwhelmingly positive; though one I remember particularly - not because it was unusual in being negative, but for the correspondent’s reason. While praising Janet’s geological researches, he made the point that “we would surely not be naming the Theatre after her had she not been a woman”.