Florence Bascom (1862-1945)
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Object Details
- Creator
- Camera Craft Studios (Minneapolis)
- Subject
- Bascom, F (Florence) 1862-1945
- Johns Hopkins University
- Bryn Mawr College
- Rocks, Crystalline
- Geological Society of America
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- 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.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0184
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Topic
- Women scientists
- Women geologists
- Geology
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0184]
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Restrictions & Rights
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- siris_arc_290260