who was the first woman to be elected president of the american psychological association?
Mary Whiton Calkins. 1863-1930. Mary Calkins studied under William James, founded one of the first dozen psychology laboratories in America at Wellesley College in 1891, invented a widely used technique for studying memory, and became the first woman to serve as president of the American Psychological Association in 1905.
Janet Reno, who became the first female Attorney General of the United States upon her appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993, died on 7 November 2016 due to complications of Parkinsonâs Disease. She was 78.