In 1950, Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona became the first native Hawai'ian woman to do what?

Question

In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel 'Pratham Pritisruti' (First Promise) ?

Answer 1

Earn a doctoral degree in science
In 1971, now Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott, she also became the first woman on Stanford’s biological sciences faculty. She was recognised as the world's leading expert on the algae of the Pacific Ocean basin, and on Hawaiian seaweeds or limu. She has been credited with discovering over 200 different algae species, with many of these named after her. In 2005, she was named a Living Treasure of Hawai'i by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. The Kon-TIki expedition was in 1947.