A.M. Indiana University Bloomington (1906) Dr. Effa Funk Muhse (19 June 1877 - 7 February 1968) was an American biologist.

After earning her degree, she went on to promote the National Woman's Party in Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Chicago.

[5] However, she transferred back to Indiana University Bloomington and completed her PhD in Zoology in 1908 under the instruction of Carl Eigenmann and Charles Zeleny.

[7][8][9] After Muhse finished her dissertation, she spent time lecturing on a range of topics including rural sanitation.

[10] Later she became a member of the National Woman's Party where she became a suffragette to increase women's voices in politics.

[1] One of those institutions was National Park Seminary where she taught home economics and domestic arts.