Harriette Cooke

Harriette J. Cooke was the first female full professor in the United States, beginning in 1871 at Cornell College,^[1] to have the same salary as an equally ranked man. She was a professor in German and history and joined the college in 1857, and in 1866 became the dean of women. She also founded the Cornell Association for the Higher Education of Women.

References

1. "Cornell College Women's studies".