A. Elizabeth Adams

For other people named Elizabeth Adams, see Elizabeth Adams.

Amy Elizabeth Adams (March 28, 1892 – February 15, 1962) was a zoologist and professor at Mount Holyoke College.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Delaware, New Jersey, Adams studied biology at Mount Holyoke and the University of Chicago, earning bachelor's degrees in 1914 and 1916. She earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1919 and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1926. She also studied for a year from 1930–1931 at the University of Edinburgh.[2]

Career and research

In 1919, Adams began her career at Mount Holyoke, where she would spend her entire professional life. In 1928, she became a full professor. Adams retired in 1957 and died in 1962 in South Hadley, Massachusetts.[1][2] She taught embryology and genetics and researched related topics: experimental embryology and endocrinology of the reproductive system. Her studies of the reproductive system were among the first. Adams was funded by a variety of organizations, a rarity for women and women's colleges throughout her career and a rarity for any scientist during the Great Depression.[2]

Works

Professional memberships

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Mount Holyoke College. "Adams, A. Elizabeth, Adams papers". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011-01-01). American Women of Science Since 1900. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598841589.
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