Margaret Floy Washburn

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Margaret Floy Washburn
Born	(1871-07-25)July 25, 1871 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 29, 1939(1939-10-29) (aged 68) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Vassar College (graduated in absentia in 1893), Cornell University
Known for	Past president, American Psychological Association
Scientific career
Doctoral advisor	Edward B. Titchener

Margaret Floy Washburn^[1] (July 25, 1871 – October 29, 1939), was a leading American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. She was the first woman to be granted a PhD in psychology (1894); the second woman, after Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as president of the American Psychological Association (1921);^[1] and the first woman elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists.^[2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Washburn as the 88th most cited psychologist of the 20th century, tied with John Garcia, James J. Gibson, David Rumelhart, Louis Leon Thurstone, and Robert S. Woodworth.^[3]