Amelia Frank

Frank attended Goucher College for her undergraduate education, graduating in 1928. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, played on the hockey and baseball teams, She attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison for her graduate studies. For the 1930–1931 school year, she was Harriet Remington Laird Fellow in Physics. Her PhD was supervised by John van Vleck and examined the quantum mechanics of magnetism. Frank received her PhD by 1935. After graduating, Frank worked as a tutor at Wisconsin–Madison In 1935, during the Great Depression and supporting her younger sister, she had to take jobs typing and cooking. She ultimately resigned from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in October 1936. ==Research==

Frank studied quantum mechanics, specifically in magnetism. She focused on rare earth elements, whose strong magnetic properties could not be explained by then-existing theories. ==Personal life==

Frank was born in 1906 in Marion, Ohio, to Anna and Louis Frank, a Lithuanian Frank fell ill from an unknown cause only a few weeks after the wedding. Wigner stated it was heart disease, though other sources, including her death certificate, state it was cancer. After several months in the hospital, she returned to her parents' house in Michigan, where she died in August 1937. ==Legacy==

During the 20th century, Frank was primarily remembered for her relationship with Wigner, especially her premature death, which was a primary cause for his move from Wisconsin–Madison to Princeton. In the 21st century, articles in The Conversation and Journal of Alloys and Compounds have discussed more of her own contributions to crystal field theory and described her as "under-recognised" and an "unsung heroine." == References ==