Year Name Milestone 1608 Juliana Morell First woman to earn a doctorate degree.[92] 1678 Elena Cornaro Piscopia First woman to earn a Philosophy doctorate degree.[93][94] 1732 Laura Bassi First woman to officially teach at a European university.[95][96][97] 1875 Stefania Wolicka-Arnd First woman to receive a PhD in the modern era.[98][99]