Dr. Parul Choudhary, GRID Alumna, is an architect, planner, organic farmer and social impact entrepreneur. We asked Dr. Parul Choudhary about her current work and...

Katharine Lucinda Sharp earned her library science degree in 1892 under Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal System. Dewey recommended her as founding director for the first Midwest library...

Katherine Merrill, the first female professor at the University of Illinois, was hired as Assistant Professor of Literature in 1892. Known as the “preceptress” to students, this unofficial role...

Martha Jakson Kyle earned a BA in 1897 and an MA in 1899, both in English/Rhetoric. She taught English and Rhetoric and was Acting Dean of Undergraduates in 1905-06, sitting on the Council of...

Mary Louise Page is the 1st woman in the US to obtain an architecture degree. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Science form the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. She was very...

Louisa C. Allen was hired in 1874 in the Domestic Science Department, the same year the first female students graduated. Though not officially a Professor, she’s considered the first female faculty...

Lucy Flower was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1895 as the first female trustee and first elected female official in Illinois. She pushed for women's gains at the University, including hiring...

Annie Contractor is the Policy Director at RuralProgress and RuralOrganizing.org. Annie is bridging the gap between community organizing and community development by resourcing rural civic leaders...

We are happy to announce that WGGP Faculty Affiliate and Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. Dede Fairchild Ruggles will receive the Inaugural Presidential Humanities and Social Science...

On April 4, 2024 WGGP hosted keynote lecture by Dr. Amina Mama (University of California, Davis) on “Transnational Feminist Praxis in an Age of Genocide” as a part of Transnational...