Florence Bascom (1862-1945)
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Creator: Camera Craft Studios (Minneapolis)
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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0184
Geologist Florence Bascom (1862-1945) was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University (1893) and, in 1894, the first woman elected to the Geological Society of America. She was Professor of Geology at Bryn Mawr College from 1895-1928, and active as a researcher with U.S. Geological Survey from 1896-1936. An authority on the crystalline rocks of the Piedmont, Bascom helped to train the majority of female geologists in the United States during the early 20th century.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0184
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0184]