Wilhelmine Key

Wilhelmine Marie Key
Wilhelmine Marie Key
Born	Wilhelmine Enteman; February 22, 1872; Hartford, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1955 (aged 82); Everett, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Village of Hartland Cemetery, Wisconsin, U.S.; 43.10176°N 88.35858°W
Other names	Minnie
Education	University of Wisconsin–Madison (A.B., 1894); University of Chicago (PhD, 1901);
Spouse	Francis B. Key (1876–1906)
	Scientific career
Fields	Genetics, Eugenics
Institutions	Green Bay East High School (1894–1898); University of Chicago (1898–1902); New Mexico Normal University (1903–1904); Belmont College (1907–1909); Lombard College (1909–1912); Eugenics Record Office (1912–1920); Race Betterment Foundation (1920–1925);
Thesis	Coloration of Polistes (the common paper wasp) (1901)
Doctoral advisor	Charles Otis Whitman
Other academic advisors	Edward Ashael Birge, Charles Davenport
Notable students	Sewall Wright

Wilhelmine "Minnie" Marie Enteman Key (February 22, 1872 – January 31, 1955) was an American geneticist. She was the first woman to gain a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago, where she studied coloration in paper wasps. She contributed to the study of eugenics and was an influential teacher to Sewall Wright.

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