Harriette J. Cooke was the first known female professor of in the United States to have the same salary as an equally ranked man.[1]
Cooke was born December 1, 1829, in Sandwich, New Hampshire.[2] She graduated from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary, now Tilton School, in 1853.[2] In 1857, and joined the faculty of Cornell College as a professor of German studies and history.[3] In 1866 she became Preceptress of the college.[2] Harriette Cooke was promoted to full professorship in 1871[4] where she was the first women to have received the title of Professor at Cornell.[1] She remained a professor until her resignation at Cornell until 1890.[2] Cooke founded the Cornell Association for the Higher Education of Women. Harriette Cooke died on July 27, 1914, at the age of 84.
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- ^ a b "History of diversity at Cornell College". Cornell College News Center. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Graves, Mary H. Representative Women of New England.
- ^ Berzak, Heather. "100 women who reshaped American life - MediaFeed". Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Rexroat, Dee Ann. "Pioneering women: The top moments in women's history at Cornell College". Cornell College. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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