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Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 – 31 May 1910) was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom. [1]
She was the first woman to hold a position in both societies. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1909 from the University of Columbia and a Doctorate of Laws in 1910 from Smith College. [3] She was also the first woman elected to honorary membership on the British Psychological Association. [10]
She was the first Hispanic woman to receive a doctorate in psychology in the United States. [1] Although Bernal's clinical work focused on the assessment and treatment of children with behavioral problems, she also developed organizations with a strong focus on minority ethnic groups.
Walker thus became the first woman in US History to have a United States military installation exclusively named after her. [38] [39] Walker is an honoree on a 2024 American Women quarter. [40] The design depicts Walker holding her pocket surgical kit with the Medal of Honor and a surgeon's pin on her uniform. [41]
In 1929, she was elected to the International Committee of Psychology. [4] Washburn was the first woman psychologist and the second woman scientist to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1931. [10] The same year, she served as a United States Delegate to the International Congress of Psychology in Copenhagen. [4]
Hillary Clinton, first woman nominated by a major political party for president Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. [313] July 26 - Hillary Clinton was formally nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. [314]
A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.
While Prosser is frequently referred to as the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in Psychology, others believe that Ruth Winifred Howard (1900–1997) was the first. Those who argue that Howard, earning PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1934, is the first African-American woman to earn a PhD, hold the view that a psychologist is ...