Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5008]

Creator: Scott, Julian P

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5008

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Summary

Psychologist and logician Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930) graduated from Vassar College in 1869 where she studied linguistics and physics. After graduation, as women were not granted much access to labs and observatories, she turned to mathematics, which did not require any apparatus.

Subject

  • Ladd-Franklin, Christine 1847-1930
  • Vassar College

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5008

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Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

  • Psychology
  • Mathematics
  • Women scientists

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5008]

Physical description

Photographic prints

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