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Gladys Wrigley and Isaiah Bowman at the American Geographical Society. Copyright American Geographical Society c1922. Used by Jason VanHorn with permission

The First Woman to Earn a PhD in Geography in the United States

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Dr. Gladys Wrigley was the first woman to earn a PhD in Geography at an American educational institution.