| PhD Year | Name | Adviser |
| 1952 | Emilie Virginia Haynsworth (1916–1985) | Alfred T. Brauer |
| 1953 | (Lila) Peck Walker McRae (1922–2001) | E.T. Browne |
| 1956 | Joan Eliot Raup Rosenblatt (1926–2018) | Wassily Hoeffding |
American women mathematics PhDs 1940-1959
| PhD Year | Name | Adviser |
| 1952 | Emilie Virginia Haynsworth (1916–1985) | Alfred T. Brauer |
| 1953 | (Lila) Peck Walker McRae (1922–2001) | E.T. Browne |
| 1956 | Joan Eliot Raup Rosenblatt (1926–2018) | Wassily Hoeffding |