University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn discusses history-making women
University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn joins Redbird Buzz to discuss three women who made history at Illinois State University: Dr. June Rose Colby, Anna Ropp, and Dr. Patricia Chesebro.
Dr. June Rose Colby (1856-1941) was the first female faculty member and third woman hired as an instructor at Illinois State Normal University. After becoming the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1886, Colby served as a professor of English at Illinois State Normal from 1892-1931. Colby was also a writer who contributed to professional journals, and she was a supporter of the…
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