Harvard University refused to award Mary Whiton Calkins her Ph.D. in psychology because she was a woman and at that time, Harvard was not a coeducational institution.

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This statement is true. Mary Whiton Calkins completed all the requirements for her Ph.D. in psychology at Harvard University, but was denied the degree because she was a woman and Harvard had not yet become coeducational.

Harvard University Refused to Award Mary Whiton Calkins Her Ph