This Geologist Was So #DistractinglySexy She Was Forced to Sit Behind A Screen
AAUW member Florence Bascom (1862-1945) was the first woman admitted to graduate school at johnshopkinsuniversity. Once there, she was forced to sit behind a screen so as not to “disrupt” male students.Bascom went on to become to first U.S. woman to receive a doctorate in #geology and the first woman officer of the United States Geological Survey. She also established the geology department at brynmawrcollegeadmissions, which turned out more women geologists in the early 20th century than any other U.S. institution.
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