Women Who Led Northern Michigan University History Department
March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022
MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 16 -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news:
During Women's History Month, it is worth noting that NMU's History Department was led by two trailblazing women who served as department head. The first was Catherine Maxwell, who taught from 1904 until her death in 1918. Ruth Roebke-Berens was the second woman to fill the role, from 1981-88.
According to History Professor Emeritus Russ Magnaghi, Maxwell was born in Michi . . .
During Women's History Month, it is worth noting that NMU's History Department was led by two trailblazing women who served as department head. The first was Catherine Maxwell, who taught from 1904 until her death in 1918. Ruth Roebke-Berens was the second woman to fill the role, from 1981-88.
According to History Professor Emeritus Russ Magnaghi, Maxwell was born in Michi . . .