Margaret Eliza Maltby (1860-1944)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5785]

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5785

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Summary

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.

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  • Maltby, Margaret Eliza 1860-1944
  • Göttingen University
  • Barnard College
  • American Association of University Women

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5785

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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

  • Women scientists
  • Physics

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Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5785]

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