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The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign host the campus celebration of Intern
Grace Wilson
Grace Wilson graduated in 1931 with a degree in Architecture and joined the faculty in 1946. At that time, there were only 14 women in the College of Engineering. Despite a dip in the 1950s, female...
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International Women's Day 2025
On March 5, 2025, The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity (CSGGE) and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign co-hosted our eighth annual...
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Helen Octavia Dickens
Helen Octavia Dickens earned her B.S. in 1932 and M.D. in 1934, becoming the first African American woman admitted to the American College of Surgeons. She graduated in 1934 as one of only two women...
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Helene Ruth Foellinger
Helene Ruth Foellinger graduated in 1932 with a B.A. in Mathematics and was active in Pi Beta Phi, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Torch. She served on the student council and as the...
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Jane Fauntz Manske
Jane Fauntz Manske, who graduated around 1932 with a degree in Art Education from Illinois, was a national champion swimmer and diver. She competed for the USA Olympic team in 1928 and 1932, winning...
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Marie Hochmuth Nichols
Marie Hochmuth Nichols was a faculty member in the Speech and Communication Department from 1939-1976. Her pioneering work in rhetorical studies, known as “The Illinois Tradition,” highlighted the...
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International Women's Day 2025
International Women's Day
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8th.
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Sulagna Chakraborty
Sulagna ChakrabortySulagna Chakraborty is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Veterinary Clinical Medicine at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We asked Sulagna about...
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Natalia M. Belting
Natalia M. Belting earned her B.A. in 1936 and M.A. in 1937 from Illinois. She joined the History Department in 1940 and was the first woman promoted to Associate Professor. Teaching from 1941 to...
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