Mable Electa Buland Campbell (1885–1961) was a professor of English in Washington State during the early 20th century, and was, at one time, the youngest person to hold a Ph.D. in the United States. Buland was also active in women's groups associated with

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Early life and education

Raised in the western United States,Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound, "The Maroon, 1909-11" (1909). ''The Trail''. Book 46

/ref> Buland earned both her B.A. in 1904 and her M.A. in 1908 from the

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.''Alumnae, Graduate School, Yale University, 1894-1920''. Yale University, New Haven. 192

/ref> She did graduate work at

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from 1906 to 1907, and from 1908 to 1909 and at

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from 1907 to 1908 before receiving her

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in English from Yale. At the time she completed her doctorate degree, Buland was the youngest Ph.D. in America. Her dissertation, ''The Presentation of Time in the Elizabethan Drama'', was published in 1912.

Career

While Buland was a Graduate student at the University of Washington, she worked as an Assistant in

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at the university. After receiving her graduate degree, Buland returned to Washington State to become a professor of English at the

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from 1909 to 1910. From 1910 to 1911, Buland taught English at

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. After leaving her positions in higher education, Buland served as the City Superintendent of Schools in Kalama, Washington From 1915 to 1916.

Community involvement

Buland was an active member of the Kalama Woman's club, and served as the group's president during 1919.

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often offered women who had little or no access to education the opportunity to learn about current issues, particularly in Washington State, where women gained the right to vote before women in many other areas of the country. Women's clubs also focused significant time on issues surrounding

In the fall of 1924, when

Emma Smith Devoe Emma Smith DeVoe (August 22, 1848 – September 3, 1927) was an American women suffragist in the early twentieth century, changing the face of politics for both women and men alike. When she died, the Tacoma News Tribune called her Washington s ...

resigned from her position as vice-chair of the Republican State Central Committee, Buland took over the position, which was meant to help establish women's clubs and to organize Republican women for upcoming elections.Ross-Nazzal, Jennifer M. ''Winning the West for Women: The Life of Suffragist Emma Smith Devoe''. University of Washington Press, Seattle. 2011

Personal life

In October 1911, Buland married George Norman Campbell, and in February 1917, the couple had a son, George Buland Campbell.

References

External links

Buland Campbell's Doctoral Dissertation
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