Dr. Cora Downs, an internationally known microbiologist, gained national recognition in 1924 for her work on tularemia, a viral disease commonly known as rabbit fever. Her subsequent research provided important insights into the understanding of Rock Mountain spotted fever, rickettsia and Q fever.
In 1881, a former teacher and well-known Kansas journalist, became the first woman to sit on the KU Board of Regents and, very likely, the first woman anywhere in the nation to hold a post of this stature. Nominated by Republican Governor John P. St. John, her appointment marked a small but symbolic step towards the achievement of equal rights for women. After a mere 13 months, though, the election of St. John’s Democratic successor, George W. Glick, who opposed placing women in positions of administrative responsibility, effectively brought her tenure to an abrupt end.
Quote: People think I seek publicity, and I don’t….I’m just a woman who has done something she very much wanted to do, that’s all.
In 1881, a former teacher and well-known Kansas journalist, became the first woman to sit on the KU Board of Regents and, very likely, the first woman anywhere in the nation to hold a post of this stature. Nominated by Republican Governor John P. St. John, her appointment marked a small but symbolic step towards the achievement of equal rights for women. After a mere 13 months, though, the election of St. John’s Democratic successor, George W. Glick, who opposed placing women in positions of administrative responsibility, effectively brought her tenure to an abrupt end.
Quote: People think I seek publicity, and I don’t….I’m just a woman who has done something she very much wanted to do, that’s all.
Dr. Cora Downs, an internationally known microbiologist, gained national recognition in 1924 for her work on tularemia, a viral disease commonly known as rabbit fever. Her subsequent research provided important insights into the understanding of Rock Mountain spotted fever, rickettsia and Q fever.
In 1881, a former teacher and well-known Kansas journalist, became the first woman to sit on the KU Board of Regents and, very likely, the first woman anywhere in the nation to hold a post of this stature. Nominated by Republican Governor John P. St. John, her appointment marked a small but symbolic step towards the achievement of equal rights for women. After a mere 13 months, though, the election of St. John’s Democratic successor, George W. Glick, who opposed placing women in positions of administrative responsibility, effectively brought her tenure to an abrupt end.
Quote: People think I seek publicity, and I don’t….I’m just a woman who has done something she very much wanted to do, that’s all.
In 1881, a former teacher and well-known Kansas journalist, became the first woman to sit on the KU Board of Regents and, very likely, the first woman anywhere in the nation to hold a post of this stature. Nominated by Republican Governor John P. St. John, her appointment marked a small but symbolic step towards the achievement of equal rights for women. After a mere 13 months, though, the election of St. John’s Democratic successor, George W. Glick, who opposed placing women in positions of administrative responsibility, effectively brought her tenure to an abrupt end.
Quote: People think I seek publicity, and I don’t….I’m just a woman who has done something she very much wanted to do, that’s all.
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