Nettie Maria Stevens
Personal Information
Born: 1861
Died: 1912
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Westfield State University 1883; Stanford University BA Physiology 1899 MA Biology 1900; Bryn Mawr College PhD Cytology 1903
Professional Life
Field of Study: Genetics; Cytology
Institution/Corporation: Bryn Mawr College; Carnegie Institute of Washington
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1901-02 Presidendent's European Fellow; 1905 Ellen Richards Prize for the Best Scientific Paper Written by a Woman; 1908 Alice Freeman Palmer Fellowship; 1994 National Women's Hall of Fame; 2016 Google Doodle; 2017 Westfield State University opened the Dr. Nettie Maria Stevens Science & Innovation Center
Achievements: While working on her MA she discovered 2 new species of single-celled organisms Licnophora macfarlandi & Boveria subcylindrica & documented their life cycles
1905, discovered XY sex-determination system
She & her sister Emma were 2 of the 3 women to graduate from the Westford Academy between 1872 & 1883
Completed 4 years of college at Westfield Normal School (now Westfield State University) in 2 years with the highest scores in her class
1905, won $1,000 for Best Scientific Paper written by a woman
Her research provided critical evidence for Mendelian & chromosomal theories of inheritance
Published approximately 40 papers during her lifetime