Margaret Eliza Maltby (1860-1944)
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Physicist and educator Margaret Eliza Maltby (1860-1944) was the first American woman allowed to take a degree at Gt̲tingen University (in 1895); she became professor of physics and department chair at Barnard College, 1903-1934. In 1926, the American Association of University Women established a fellowship in Maltby's honor.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5785
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 [SIA2008-5785]