By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Born in Kentucky in 1899, Jane Fox attended the American College of Physical Education in Chicago before finishing her undergraduate degree at Columbia University in 1927. The same year, she was hired as an instructor in the women’s physical education department at Indiana University Bloomington. Fox, a dancer herself,… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Edna Munro was born Moline, IL in 1892. Munro earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1922. After college, Munro was hired as dead of the department of physical education at a YWCA in Harlem, NY.[1] After working at various YWCAs, Munro taught at the State Teachers College… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Born in Salem, MA in 1909, Marjorie Phillips earned her degree from the Sargent School of Physical Education in 1930. The Sargent School was a pioneering institute of physical education.[1] Juliette Maxwell, an early woman in the physical education for women department, was also an alumna. Phillips continued on… Read more »
By: Grace Shymanski, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, French and History Edited by: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Aldrich was born in Elmo, MO in 1914 and spent her adolescent years there. She grew up the only child in a household with her parents and grandparents. Aldrich’s father and grandfather owned a lumber business, the… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant When Title IX passed in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education programs, it fundamentally shifted the treatment of women in athletics. Before Title IX, women’s athletic teams and participation in sports was frequently overlooked and overshadowed by their male counterparts.[1] All college athletics fundamentally changed after Title IX…. Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant “The basic reason I’m in academic medicine versus practice is that I want to create new knowledge. If we don’t, we’re doomed to practice the same medicine 20 years from now that we practice today. I know I won’t win the Nobel Prize, but I hope to contribute new… Read more »
By: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant The Institute of Psychiatric Research (IPR) building has long stood as a symbol for ground breaking medical advancements in psychiatry. For over 50 years the institute served as the center for psychiatric research at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), extending the boundaries and deepening the understanding… Read more »
By: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Carrie Parker Taylor was the first African American woman to enroll at Indiana University. However, her story was largely unknown until Dina Kellams, Director of the IU Libraries University Archives, happened upon her name in 2015. Taylor’s legacy of being the first African American female student at… Read more »
By: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant “If people are different—and we know they are—it means you’ve got to match your technique to the youngster.”—Martha Dawson [1] Throughout her nearly 50 year career as an educator, Martha Dawson advocated for equal education opportunities for all students. She created ground-breaking programs to help stimulate student learning… Read more »
By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, French and Anthropology, IUPUI Edited by: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Don’t you dare call me a pioneer woman doctor. There were many good women doctors before I was graduated in 1906, Jane Ketcham in a 1960 interview[1] Although Jane Merrill Ketcham worked as one of… Read more »