May Gorslin Preston Slosson | |
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| Born | May Gorslin Preston September 10, 1858 Ilion, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1943 (aged 85) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bachelor of Science (1878) and Master of Science (1879), from Hillsdale College; Ph.D. from Cornell University (1880) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator and suffragist |
| Employer(s) | Professor of Greek at Hastings College, Assistant Principal at Sabetha High School, Kansas, chaplain at Wyoming State Penitentiary |
| Known for | First woman to earn a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and the first woman to obtain a doctoral degree in Philosophy in the United States. |
| Spouse | Edwin Emery Slosson |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Reverend Levi Campbell Preston, Mary Gorslin Preston |
May Gorslin Preston Slosson (September 10, 1858 – November 26, 1943) was an American educator and suffragist. In 1880, she received a doctoral degree in philosophy from Cornell University, becoming the first woman in the United States to be awarded such a degree.