Effa Muhse

She was born to Eliza Bair and Laban Funk in Blachleyville, Ohio in June 1877. They moved to Hebron, Indiana. While there, she attended Hebron High School (Indiana) in 1894. She briefly attended Northern Indiana Normal School until she quit to teach. 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. This resulted in her becoming the first women to get a PhD from the Indiana University. ==Career==

After Muhse finished her dissertation, she spent time lecturing on a range of topics including rural sanitation. Later she became a member of the National Woman's Party where she became a suffragette to increase women's voices in politics. She worked in Pennsylvania in 1915 and in Idaho in 1916. From 1921 to 1927 Muhse taught at a variety of institutions. From 1927 until her retirement in 1948, Muhse taught biology at Chevy Chase College and Seminary later called Chevy Chase Junior College. She was successful in increasing female attendance in her biology classes. ==Works==

• The Eyes of the Blind Vertebrates of North America. VI. The Eyes of Typhlops Lumbricalis (Linnæus), a Blind Snake from Cuba (1903) • The Cutaneous Glands of the Common Toad (1909) • Heredity and the Problems in Eugenics: A Report of the Subcommittee on Eugenics ==Personal life==

Muhse was the oldest of five siblings. She had three sisters and two brothers. She married Albert Charles Muhse in 1899. They co-authored a piece called "Unpolished Rice". ==Later life and legacy==

Her funeral took place at Central Christian Church (Indianapolis, Indiana). After she retired from Chevy Chase School and Junior College, a building was named after her. ==Awards and achievements==

• Member of the American Association for Advancement of Science • Member of Phi Beta Kappa • Member of Sigma Xi • Member of the Eugenic Education Services Society of London • Member of Biological Society of Washington • Emeritus faculty of Chevy Chase School and Junior College (1948) ==References==