Madeline Manning is the First and Only American Female to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in the 800-Meter Event, Accomplishing This Feast in Mexico City in 1968. Pictured Above is Madeline Manning Mims (Right) and Coach Temple Receiving an Award From...
A Native of Bayside, N.Y., Mae Faggs Earned the Distinction of Being the First United States Female to Participate in Three Different Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). She Won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 100-Meter Relay at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki...
Spikes, Dolores Margaret R. [Richard], 1936-; Southern University and A & M College--Administration
Color photograph of Dr. Dolores M. R. Spikes. Dr. Dolores Spikes served as Southern's sixth President but, she also served as the university's third president of the Southern University system. She was also the first female to lead a public...
[Academic Building]. Built around 1917. Location: Was located on what is now Netterville Drive, east of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the old Administration Building. Purpose: During the early years, up through the 80s, it was a multipurpose...
Marian Anderson, one of the greatest singers in her day performed several times at North Carolina College for Negroes, now North Carolina Central University, as a part of the Lyceum Series in 1932, 1942, and 1946. Marian Anderson was the first...
Harriet Tubman Hall, built in 1919, is the oldest building on campus. Originally designed to house female students, it is currently home to approximately 162 women of all class levels.
Hazel R. O'Leary (1937- ). Administrator. Class of 1959. First African American and first female U.S. Secretary of Energy (1993-1997). Served under President Clinton. Presently, the fourteenth President of Fisk University.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is January, 1888 no. 4.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is June, 1890 no. 20.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is May, 1890 no. 19.
Miner Teachers College; Miner Teachers College -- football
The athletic program at Miner was generally limited through its entire history, especially in the area of intercollegiate athletics. Athletics was still underdeveloped in 1933. At the time, there was a lack of athletic tradition and support for...
Mayberry, Emma N. [Nesbit]; Home economics teachers--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Faculty
Black and white portrait of Emma N. Mayberry, Southern University's first Director of Home Economics. She also started the first sorority chapter on the campus of Southern in 1932. This sorority is: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Dr. Donna J. Benson was appointed the Interim Chancellor on January 1, 1992. She became the first female in the University of North Carolina System to serve in that capacity. Prior to becoming Interim Chancellor, Dr. Donna Benson served as the...
Miles Has Served as a Haven For Women's Educational Opportunities Since Its Inception. In the Academic Year of 1909-1910, the College Educated 139 Female Students (Out of a Total of 158 Students). Women Were Housed In the Women's Dormitory In...
May Day Celebration Hosted Several Events, Such as a Cookouts and Musical and Cultural Events. Pictured Here Are Female Students Plaiting the May Pole.
