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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1870, there were 525 female doctors in the United States (Newcomer, 1959).   Among the fraternity women who became physicians were founders of two NPC groups, Rachel Jane “Jennie” Nicol, a founder of Pi Beta Phi, and Eleanor Dorcas Pond … Continue reading →

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#notablesororitywomen on the Eve of #WHM2017

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

With Women’s History Month quickly approaching, here are links to previous posts about #amazingsororitywomen. Olga Achtenhagen, Kappa Delta, http://wp.me/p20I1i-1az Marian Anderson, Alpha Kappa Alpha, http://wp.me/p20I1i-A5 Violette Anderson, Zeta Phi Beta, http://wp.me/p20I1i-1Zu Mary Knight Wells Ashcroft, Gamma Phi Beta, http://wp.me/p20I1i-1Mj Mimi … Continue reading →

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#notablesororitywomen ALL IN ONE PLACE

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR YEARS. USE THE SEARCH BAR USING THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION IN ” ” AND #WHM TO FIND ADDITIONAL POSTS. For the past few years, during Women’s History Month, I written … Continue reading →

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Being a Proud #IAmASororityWoman

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Delta Gamma Fraternity’s “I Am A Sorority Woman” campaign is in full swing. This is the campaign’s third year and Delta Gamma hopes that the responses to the campaign can help address the stereotypes that are often associated with sorority women. Other GLOs are encouraging … Continue reading →

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#WHM15 The Amazing Sorority Women Recap

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

It’s the last week of March and I’ve yet to acknowledge Women’s History Month. I haven’t had time to put together a new post about amazing sorority women, so I thought I’d quickly get together some links from past blogs. … Continue reading →

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