The first up close look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University.Women entered Indiana University in 1867. Over the next 150 years they left their mark but until now their stories have been underappreciated on the IU campus or received scant attention from historians. Through snapshots of IU women's experiences and contributions, the contributors to this volume explore essential questions about their lives and impact. What did it mean to write the petition for women's admission, to become the first "coed" enrolled? To be a woman of color on the 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? These essays open the door not only to a more inclusive and accurate understanding of IU's past but also to greater visibility for IU women in our larger understanding of women in US higher education.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Students1. From Whether and How to Co-Educate Women to Educating All Students Equitably at Indiana University, by Andrea Walton2. Makings of Morrison: The Legend and Legacy of Indiana University's First Female Student, by Tanner N. Terrell3. Pioneering Students of Color: Carrie Parker and Frances Marshall, by Dina Kellams4. Early Scientific Women of Indiana University and Their Impact, by Sarah J. Reynolds5. Resilient Beauty: Nancy Streets, 1959 Miss Indiana University, by Angel Cassandra Nathan6. "Little Steps of Courage Forward": How Asian American Women Leaders Fought for Culturally Supportive Spaces at Indiana University Bloomington, by Stephanie T.X. Nguyen7. The History of the First Latina Sorority at IU Established During an Era of Student Activism, by Ebelia Hernández and Merylou Rodriguez8. Learning Human Anatomy: Women and the Changing Student Body at the Indiana University School of Medicine, 1907-2007, by Angela Bowen Potter9. Moving On Together: Women Students during the Early Years of IUPUI, by Nancy Van Note Chism, Mary Giorgio, and Kathleen Surina GrovePart Two: Faculty, Administrative Staff, and Supporters10. "The Sharp Sword of the New Alliance": Edna Henry and The IU School of Social Work, by Katherine Badertscher11. Kate Hevner Mueller: Women's Influence and Marginalization at Indiana University, by Kelly C. Sartorius12. Martha E. Dawson: Forty Years of Leadership in Multicultural Education and Teaching for Understanding and Excellence, by Andrea Walton13. Elinor Ostrom: On Interdisciplinary Living, 1933-2012, by Sara Clark14. "We Changed Minds": A History of the Women's Studies Program at IUPUI, by Catherine A. Dobris, Rachel Jean Turner, and Lorée B. Wilcox15. Building the "Opera Factory": Elsie Irwin Sweeney's Philanthropic Leadership in Funding the Indiana University Music Arts Center, by Jacob Hardesty16. Making the Invisible Visible: Women and Philanthropy at Indiana University, by Laurie Burns McRobbie