Milicent Shinn

Milicent Shinn
1898: The Department of Pedagogy grants its first Ph.D. to Millicent Washburn Shinn. Hers is the first doctoral degree earned by a woman in the University of California.
Born
Milicent Washburn Shinn

(1858-04-15)April 15, 1858
Centerville, Alameda County, California, US
DiedAugust 13, 1940(1940-08-13) (aged 82)
Niles, California, US
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology

Milicent Washburn Shinn (April 15, 1858 – August 13, 1940)[1] was a writer, editor, and child psychologist. She was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. She entered the State University in September 1874[2] and finished her undergraduate degree in 1880. She was one of three student speakers at the commencement.[3][4] She edited the Overland Monthly from 1882 to 1894. She received her Ph.D. in 1898 at the age of 40.

  1. ^ "Shinn, Millicent Washburn (1858–1940)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. ^ "New Students". Oakland Daily Tribune. July 23, 1874. p. 3.
  3. ^ "The Centennial of The University of California, 1868-1968". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. ^ "Oakland Tribune 2 June 1880 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-23.