Image: Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934), sitting at desk

Description: Description: 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. Creator/Photographer: Julian Scott Medium: Black and white photographic print Persistent URL: [1] Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Science Service Records, 1902-1965 (Record Unit 7091) - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-0111
Title: Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934), sitting at desk
Credit: Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934), sitting at desk Via Smithsonian Institution from United States
Author: Julian Scott
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