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Eveline Christiana Martin (1894-1960) was from Belfast and educated at Victoria College, Belfast.

In 1912, she became a student at Westfield College and studied History under Caroline Skeel. Martin was awarded the BA Honours degree in History in 1916.

After finishing her degree, she worked as Assistant Secretary for the Scottish Women's Hospital in Royaumont, France, which was run by women and located near the trenches during WWI.

In 1921, Martin undertook some lecturing at East London College, whilst completing her MA degree. She was awarded a Distinction for her MA in History, and won the Royal Historical Society’s Alexander Prize for her essay The English establishments on the Cold Coast in the second half of the eighteenth century”.

In 1923, Martin became Assistant Lecturer in History at Westfield, having assisted with teaching during the previous Easter term when Caroline Skeel was on leave.

Martin completed her PhD in 1926, and published The British West African Settlements, 1750-1821 in 1927. She became University Reader of African and Imperial History in 1932, and later also taught at the University of  Ibadan, Nigeria.