1898: The Department of Pedagogy grants its first Ph.D. to Millicent Washburn Shinn. Hers is the first doctoral degree earned by a woman in the University of California.
Born
Milicent Washburn Shinn
(1858-04-15)April 15, 1858
Centerville, Alameda County, California, US
Died
August 13, 1940(1940-08-13) (aged 82)
Niles, California, US
Resting place
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
Fields
Psychology
Milicent Washburn Shinn (April 15, 1858 – August 13, 1940)[1] was a writer, editor, and child psychologist. She was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. She entered the State University in September 1874[2] and finished her undergraduate degree in 1880. She was one of three student speakers at the commencement.[3][4] She edited the Overland Monthly from 1882 to 1894. She received her Ph.D. in 1898 at the age of 40.
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