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Illinois Global Institute Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

Fanny Cook Gates

Fanny Cook Gates earned a PhD in Physics in 1909, showing that radioactivity isn't destroyed by heat or chemical reactions. In 1916, she became an Associate Professor and Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, organizing the first women's residence halls.

Illinois Global Institute Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

201 Coble Hall, MC-401

801 S. Wright Street

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 333-1994

Email: wggp@illinois.edu

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