The degree was awarded for her thesis On Abelian Integrals, a Resume of Neumann's Abelsche Integral with Comments and Applications. James Oliver died in the year that Baxter was awarded her Ph.D. and his mathematical notes were edited by Baxter and later published.
Ang mga degree na iginawad ay para sa kanyang tesis On Abelian Integrals, isang Ipagpatuloy ng Neumann's Abelsche mahalaga sa Comments at Aplikasyon. James Oliver namatay sa taon na Baxter ay iginawad ang kanyang Ph.D. at ang kanyang mga matematiko mga tala ay sa pamamagitan ng edited Baxter at mamaya-publish.