s ▁degree ▁in ▁anth rop ology ▁( 1 9 3 0 ). ▁Her ▁master ' s ▁th esis ▁was ▁entitled ▁" M yth ological ▁Element s ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁K owa ▁and ▁Five ▁Other ▁Pla ins ▁Trib es ." ▁She ▁married ▁lingu istic ▁anth rop ologist ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Vo eg elin , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁joint ly ▁conducted ▁field work ▁among ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁field work ▁among ▁the ▁T ü bat ul ab al ▁people ▁of ▁northern ▁California ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁book , ▁T ü bat ul ab al ▁Eth n ography ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Eli ▁L illy , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁in ▁Indiana , ▁created ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁to ▁honor ▁Native ▁American ▁history ▁in ▁southern ▁Indiana . ▁Charles ▁Vo eg elin ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁for ▁the ▁fellow ship ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁Er min ie . ▁The ▁research ▁she ▁conducted ▁during ▁the ▁fellow ship ▁inspired ▁her ▁dis sert ation . ▁She ▁holds ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁anth rop ology ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁when ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁entitled ▁" Sh aw ne e ▁Mort u ary ▁Custom s ," ▁published ▁five ▁years ▁later ▁by