Born: 19 February 1847, France
Died: 14 November 1921
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
From Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievement Through the Ages With Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women. Written by Joseph Adelman, published 1926 by Ellis M Lonow Company:
Sara Yorke Stevenson, an American archaeologist, born in Paris, France. She came to America in 1862, and in 1870 was married to Cornelius Stevenson. The degree of Sc.D. was awarded to her by the University of Pennsylvania, the first degree ever conferred on a woman by that institution.
In 1898 she was sent to Egypt for the American Exploration Society, to make investigations in connection with archaeological work in Nile valley.
Her books are: Maximilian in Mexico, and The Book of the Dead.