First Female to Earn a Graduate Degree

In 1898 Elizabeth Pitman Keiper earned the master of arts degree in English. Her graduate degree may well have been the first in the South awarded to a woman. She had earlier received the BA degree from Purdue University.

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  • Title First Female to Earn a Graduate Degree
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  • Access Date January 3, 2026
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  • Date of Last Update October 7, 2018