I spent $65 to get Cornell to dig up and digitize May Preston’s dissertation. If everyone puts in $1, I can (eventually…) recoup that money and put it toward digitizing the next American women philosopher’s dissertation (and/or other works). Then, $1 for each of those, and it can go on and on until they’re all digitized!
Thank you for your help!

May Preston Slosson’s Dissertation: Different Theories of Beauty (PDF)
May Preston was the first woman to receive a PhD in Philosophy in the US. The year was 1880 and the school, Cornell University. Her dissertation – and thus the first US woman philosopher’s dissertation – was on Aesthetics.
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