She graduated from Vassar College in 1912 and earned a PhD in physiological chemistry from Yale University in 1916.
Based on alphabetical order, Farnam is considered the first woman to be admitted.
She graduated in 1920 with honors, won the Campbell Gold Prize for the highest rank in examinations, and was selected as commencement speaker.
[2][3] Today, a Cluster at Yale Center for Research Computing is named for her.
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