Women at Indiana University

The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University.

Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention.

Women at Indiana University draws together 15 snapshots of IU women's experiences and contributions to explore essential questions about their lives and impact. What did it mean to write the petition for women's admission or to become the first woman student at an all-male university? To be a woman of color on a predominantly white campus? To balance work, studies, and commuting, entering college as a non-traditional student? How did women contribute to their academic fields and departments? How did they tap opportunities, confront barriers, and forge networks of support to achieve their goals?

Women at Indiana University not only opens the door to a more inclusive and accurate understanding of IU's past and future, but also offers greater visibility for Hoosier women in our larger understanding of women in American higher education.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Students
1. From Whether and How to Co-Educate Women to Educating All Students Equitably at Indiana University, by Andrea Walton
2. Makings of Morrison: The Legend and Legacy of Indiana University's First Female Student, by Tanner N. Terrell
3. Pioneering Students of Color: Carrie Parker and Frances Marshall, by Dina Kellams
4. Early Scientific Women of Indiana University and Their Impact, by Sarah J. Reynolds
5. Resilient Beauty: Nancy Streets, 1959 Miss Indiana University, by Angel Cassandra Nathan
6. "Little Steps of Courage Forward": How Asian American Women Leaders Fought for Culturally Supportive Spaces at Indiana University Bloomington, by Stephanie T.X. Nguyen
7. The History of the First Latina Sorority at IU Established During an Era of Student Activism, by Ebelia Hernández and Merylou Rodriguez
8. Learning Human Anatomy: Women and the Changing Student Body at the Indiana University School of Medicine, 1907-2007, by Angela Bowen Potter
9. Moving On Together: Women Students during the Early Years of IUPUI, by Nancy Van Note Chism, Mary Giorgio, and Kathleen Surina Grove
Part Two: Faculty, Administrative Staff, and Supporters
10. "The Sharp Sword of the New Alliance": Edna Henry and The IU School of Social Work, by Katherine Badertscher
11. Kate Hevner Mueller: Women's Influence and Marginalization at Indiana University, by Kelly C. Sartorius
12. Martha E. Dawson: Forty Years of Leadership in Multicultural Education and Teaching for Understanding and Excellence, by Andrea Walton
13. Elinor Ostrom: On Interdisciplinary Living, 1933-2012, by Sara Clark
14. "We Changed Minds": A History of the Women's Studies Program at IUPUI, by Catherine A. Dobris, Rachel Jean Turner, and Lorée B. Wilcox
15. Building the "Opera Factory": Elsie Irwin Sweeney's Philanthropic Leadership in Funding the Indiana University Music Arts Center, by Jacob Hardesty
16. Making the Invisible Visible: Women and Philanthropy at Indiana University, by Laurie Burns McRobbie