Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934)

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Object Details

Creator

Scott, Julian P

Subject

Clapp, Cornelia M (Cornelia Maria) 1849-1935

Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)

Mount Holyoke College

Syracuse University

University of Chicago

Summary

Ichthyologist Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934) earned both the first (Syracuse, 1889) and second (Chicago, 1896) biology doctorates awarded to women in the United States. She spent most of her career as professor of biology at Mount Holyoke College and, every summer, continued her research on fish development at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0111

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0111]

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

Photographic prints

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Biology

Ichthyology

Women scientists

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_290638