page_title: Helen Magill White
hierarchical_section_title: Helen Magill White
caption_attribution_description: Depicted person&#58; &#32;Helen Magill White&#32;– First American female Ph.D.
context_page_description: Helen Magill White was an American academic and instructor. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States.
context_section_description: Helen Magill White (November 28, 1853 – October 28, 1944) was an American academic and instructor. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States.
caption: Magill seen in 1873, at the time of her graduation from Swarthmore
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