Keywords: tbt throwbackthursday womeninscience geology geologist usgs science stem portrait blackandwhite bnw bw bwphotography historical johnshopkins people monochrome drawing ancient black and white #TBT : Florence Bascom received the first Ph. D, granted to a woman at Johns Hopkins University, in 1893. In 1895, she began a long career at the Bryn Mawr College which included establishing the geology department in 1901. She was also the first woman to be hired as an assistant geologist with the USGS in 1896. #TBT : Florence Bascom received the first Ph. D, granted to a woman at Johns Hopkins University, in 1893. In 1895, she began a long career at the Bryn Mawr College which included establishing the geology department in 1901. She was also the first woman to be hired as an assistant geologist with the USGS in 1896. |