Helen Morningstar
Helen Morningstar was a geologist and paleontologist from Columbus, Ohio. She was born on September 23, 1891, and was an instructor for Ohio State University from 1917 to 1922. She died on July 31, 1951, at the age of 59 due to health complications. Biography Education Morningstar graduated from East Highschool in Columbus, Ohio in 1909. She furthered her studies in 1913, where she had earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ohio State University. She decided to continue her schooling and received a Masters of Arts degree by 1915. During this time she was a graduate assistant for the English department of Ohio State University. She then decided to move to Pennsylvania and attended Bryn Mawr College, which offered higher education to women, where she earned her Ph.D in philosophy in 1923. During her time of studies she gained the title of being one of Florence Bascom's top students. The faculty of Bryn Mawr College awarded Morningstar the President's European fellowship. Career Morningstar started her career as an instructor of geology and paleontology at Ohio State University from 1917 to 1923, and it was reported her salary at the time was estimated to be around $1,800. She wrote