If anyone wants to check - her name is Mae E. Pierce. She would have been at Pitt anywhere from 1928-1934. I believe her diplomas read 1931 and 1934. (she either got a lot of degrees or maybe they degreed after two years back then? She became a chemistry teacher
It runs in the family. (well, not chem, it is the only science that I am not 100% keen on!)