Gladys Mary Wrigley
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Yale University, (PhD., 1917)
Gladys Mary Wrigley | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1885 York, England |
| Died | October 9, 1975 (aged 90) New Milford, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | University College Wales, Aberystwyth (B.A., 1907) Yale University, (PhD., 1917) |
| Awards | Distinguished Achievement Award, American Association of Geographers, 1951 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography |
| Institutions | American Geographical Society |
| Thesis | Roads and Towns of the Central Andes |
| Doctoral advisor | Isaiah Bowman, Ellsworth Huntington |
Gladys Mary Wrigley (14 September 1885 – 9 October 1975) was the first woman to receive a PhD in geography in the United States of America, from Yale University in 1917. She was editor of the journal Geographical Review from 1920 to 1949, and the annual Wrigley-Fairchild prize for best article in the journal is named in her honour. She was the first recipient of an individual award from the American Association of Geographers in 1951.
Wrigley was born in York, England, in 1885. She went to school in Yorkshire, and then studied geology at University College Wales, Aberystwyth. She was reportedly influenced by the professor of geography and zoology, H. J. Fleure, during her studies, and graduated with a B.A. in 1907. In 1911, Wrigley won a scholarship to the United States, and registered as a graduate student at Yale University, where she took courses in geography, anthropology and history.[1]
In 1913, she registered for a PhD at Yale, under the supervision of Isaiah Bowman and Ellsworth Huntington. When she completed her thesis in 1917, this was the first doctoral dissertation by a woman in the field of geography in the United States.[2][3]
