A. 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 the Delaware section of Knowlton Township, New Jersey,[2] 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.[3]

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][3] 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.[3]

Works

Professional memberships

References

  1. 1 2 Mount Holyoke College. "Adams, A. Elizabeth, Adams papers". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Sister Of Stroudsburg Resident To Retire As Mount Holyoke College Professor In June", Pocono Record, April 12, 1957. Accessed May 15, 2017. "Miss Adams, who graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1914, was born in Delaware, N. J, and is the sister of Mrs. Charles S. Flagler, 46 North 6 St., Stroudsburg."
  3. 1 2 3 Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011-01-01). American Women of Science Since 1900. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598841589.
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