There her doctoral studies were supervised by James Edward Oliver and, when she graduated in 1895, she became only the second Canadian woman to be awarded Ph.D. in Mathematics.
Nagkaroon ng kanyang pag-aaral ng doktor ay supervised by James Edward Oliver at, kapag siya ay nagtapos sa 1895, siya ay naging lamang ang pangalawang Canadian babae na iginawad Ph.D. sa Matematika.