Which individual studied under William James and became the first woman to serve as president of the American Psychological Association?

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Mary Whiton Calkins was a pupil of William James and notably became the first female president of the American Psychological Association. Margaret Washburn was also a pioneering female psychologist but was not James's student nor the first APA female president. Rosalie Rayner collaborated with John B. Watson, and Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist.

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Which individual studied under William James and became the first woman to serve as president of the American Psychological Association?

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