▁ ▁Life ▁Her ▁education ▁was ▁notable ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁disc rim ination ▁she ▁suffered ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁gender , ▁She ▁attended ▁Mount ▁Holy oke ▁College ▁which ▁she ▁found ▁emp ower ing ▁and ▁she ▁briefly ▁went ▁into ▁teaching ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁college ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁Y W CA . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁B . D . ▁from ▁the ▁Union ▁Sem inary ▁where ▁she ▁deep ened ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁teaching ▁the ▁b ible ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁started ▁whilst ▁at ▁the ▁Y W CA . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁sit ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁gradu ates ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁sit ▁with ▁the ▁w ives . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁marks ▁at ▁the ▁sem inary ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁trav elling ▁fellow ship . ▁She ▁used ▁this ▁to ▁allow ▁her ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁later ▁that ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁although ▁Cambridge ▁allowed ▁women ▁to ▁study ▁it ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁degree ▁or ▁to ▁formally ▁acknow ledge ▁her ▁studies . ▁L uck ily ▁she ▁received ▁letters ▁of ▁recommendation ▁from ▁her ▁Cambridge ▁tut ors ▁and ▁that ▁enable ▁her ▁to ▁en rol ▁for ▁her ▁doctor ate . ▁After ▁she ▁qualified ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Religion ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁where ▁her ▁teaching ▁had ▁resulted ▁in ▁that ▁title