Elda and Leva Walker Portrait
Title
Elda and Leva Walker Portrait
Description
This is a portrait of Leva (left) and Elda (right) Walker. They are wearing their graduation robes at Pacific University in the year 1900. Born in 1877 and 1878, they were most likely the first women from Forest Grove to earn a doctoral degree, Elda from the University of Nebraska and Leva from Cornell University. Both Doctorates were in Biology. The sisters taught together at the University of Nebraska and lived together until their deaths in 1970 and 1971.
Creator
Pacific University
Identifier
PUApic_008895
Rights
In Copyright
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Type
Still Image