Florence Bascom (1862-1945)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0184]

Creator: Camera Craft Studios (Minneapolis)

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0184

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Summary

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.

Subject

  • Bascom, F (Florence) 1862-1945
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Bryn Mawr College
  • Rocks, Crystalline
  • Geological Society of America
  • Geological Survey (U.S.)

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0184

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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

  • Geology
  • Women geologists
  • Women scientists

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0184]

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