Margaret Floy Washburn (1871–1939) After becoming the first American woman to earn an official Ph.D. in psychology, Washburn went on to a distinguished career. Despite the discrimination against women that was widespread in higher education during the early twentieth century, Washburn made many contributions to psychology. She was the second woman to be elected president of the American Psychological Association.

Archives of the History of American Psychology, The University of Akron. Color added by publisher