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Historical Issues in Psychology

Question 5 • CA-Psychology A

Of the following, who is the first female to earn a doctoral degree in psychology in the United States?

Answer
A
Mary Whiton Calkins
B
Leta Stetter Hollingworth
C
Margaret Floy Washburn
D
Francis C. Sumner

Explanation

Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to earn a doctoral degree in psychology in the United States, receiving her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1894. Mary Whiton Calkins completed the requirements for a doctorate but was not awarded one by Harvard because she was a woman.

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