Wilhelmine Key

Wilhelmine Marie Key
Born
Wilhelmine Enteman

(1872-02-22)February 22, 1872
DiedJanuary 31, 1955(1955-01-31) (aged 82)
Resting placeVillage of Hartland Cemetery, Wisconsin, U.S.
43°06′06″N 88°21′31″W / 43.10176°N 88.35858°W / 43.10176; -88.35858
Other namesMinnie
Education
SpouseFrancis B. Key (1876–1906)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, Eugenics
Institutions
Thesis Coloration of Polistes (the common paper wasp)  (1901)
Doctoral advisorCharles Otis Whitman
Other academic advisorsEdward Ashael Birge, Charles Davenport
Notable studentsSewall Wright

Wilhelmine "Minnie" Marie Enteman Key (February 22, 1872 – January 31, 1955) was an American geneticist. She was the first woman to gain a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago, where she studied coloration in paper wasps. She contributed to the study of eugenics and was an influential teacher to Sewall Wright.