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About Florence Bascom
Florence Bascom was a pioneer American woman geologist and educator. Bascom was the second woman to earn a PhD in geology in the United States. She received her PhD in 1893 from Johns Hopkins University and was the first woman to earn a PhD at the institution in any field. In 1888 Bascom became the first woman to work for the United States Geological Survey. Bascom also founded the department of geology at Bryn Mawr College where she trained many leading women geologists.
Everything about Florence Bascom →- Occupation
- geologist, university teacher, author, editor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 14, 1862
- Died
- June 18, 1945