Andy Horowitz (History) is writing a dissertation that analyzes the political, economic, environmental, and cultural history of the lower Mississippi River during the period 1915 to 2011. He uses oral history to reveal the nexus of “powerful pressures” exerted upon New Orleans and the region.
The first seven
women to
receive Yale
PhDs graduated
in 1894 and
pursued note-
worthy careers.
The Women Faculty
Forum is leading
an effort to commission
a portrait of these trailblazers.