1910's
Olga Strimple
2018 - present
Olga Strimple truly is a legendary woman. As one of the first graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Olga continued to dedicate herself to the success of the University well after her
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Writing1920's
Olga Strimple
2018 - present
Olga Strimple truly is a legendary woman. As one of the first graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Olga continued to dedicate herself to the success of the University well after her
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Writing1930's
Olga Strimple
2018 - present
Olga Strimple truly is a legendary woman. As one of the first graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Olga continued to dedicate herself to the success of the University well after her
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Writing
Ruth Diamond
Ruth Diamond danced her way into Omaha in 1931, knocking down barriers and disrupting gender norms as she pioneered, introduced, and established modern dance as an art form and area of study at the Un
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education1940's
Olga Strimple
2018 - present
Olga Strimple truly is a legendary woman. As one of the first graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Olga continued to dedicate herself to the success of the University well after her
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Writing
Genevieve Price
Being a librarian was not only what Genevieve Price did for a living, but also what she lived for. Price began working with the Omaha Public Library systems in 1965 and retired in 1996, so to say he
AREAS OF INTEREST: Literacy
Ruth Diamond
Ruth Diamond danced her way into Omaha in 1931, knocking down barriers and disrupting gender norms as she pioneered, introduced, and established modern dance as an art form and area of study at the Un
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Donita Mitchell
Until World War II, Donita (Gottsch) Mitchell had worked on her parents’ farm, milking cows and plowing fields before walking to town to work in the household of another family. However, once World
AREAS OF INTEREST: Military Service1950's
Genevieve Price
Being a librarian was not only what Genevieve Price did for a living, but also what she lived for. Price began working with the Omaha Public Library systems in 1965 and retired in 1996, so to say he
AREAS OF INTEREST: Literacy1960's
Mary Alice Hurlbert
Graduating in the 1960s with a master’s degree in Education, Mary Alice Hurlbert embarked on teaching children throughout the world. She also participated in the first Head Start Program in Omaha. A
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Genevieve Price
Being a librarian was not only what Genevieve Price did for a living, but also what she lived for. Price began working with the Omaha Public Library systems in 1965 and retired in 1996, so to say he
AREAS OF INTEREST: Literacy1970's
Mary Mudd
Mary Mudd has inarguably been one of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) strongest leaders. Beginning her career here in 1969, Mary developed a passion for the University and its students. S
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Maggie May
After simply typing the word “woman” in the Gateway search engine of the online archives, Quinn discovered a column from the spring semester of 1972 entitled “Womankind” by a student named Mag
AREAS OF INTEREST: Activism, Media and Communications, Politics, Social Justice, Women's Rights, Writing
Elsie Harlan
It has been a great honor to have a legitimate reason to meet Native people, to try to comprehend their tortured history, and to hear Elsie Harlan’s story. I used her words as much as possible,
1980's
SUSAN NARAMORE MAHER
As the visionary behind the Women’s Archive Project (WAP) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Dr. Susan Naramore Maher’s contributions to the campus and her profession are innumerable. I
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education, Women's Rights, Writing
Josie Metal-Corbin
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! – from “If”
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Marian Nelson
1939 - present
There is no question that there have been many exceptional women throughout the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) history. We have names and numbers that can be used to tell the story of our u
AREAS OF INTEREST: Activism, Education
Mary Mudd
Mary Mudd has inarguably been one of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) strongest leaders. Beginning her career here in 1969, Mary developed a passion for the University and its students. S
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Mary Waugh Taylor
1956-2010
Mary Waugh Taylor was born on October 13, 1956 in Okoboji, Iowa, a young girl in love with ballet. In many ways, Mary exemplifies the qualities of a true feminist hero by “doing it all,” and fight
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Sheila Runyon
When she came to the United States in 1963, Sheila Runyon was still Sheila McCrae, a farmer’s daughter from southwest Scotland with big dreams and an impressive academic history. She did not know wh
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education, Technology
Elsie Harlan
It has been a great honor to have a legitimate reason to meet Native people, to try to comprehend their tortured history, and to hear Elsie Harlan’s story. I used her words as much as possible,
1990's
SUSAN NARAMORE MAHER
As the visionary behind the Women’s Archive Project (WAP) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Dr. Susan Naramore Maher’s contributions to the campus and her profession are innumerable. I
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education, Women's Rights, Writing
Josie Metal-Corbin
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! – from “If”
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Marian Nelson
1939 - present
There is no question that there have been many exceptional women throughout the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) history. We have names and numbers that can be used to tell the story of our u
AREAS OF INTEREST: Activism, Education
Karen Falconer Al-Hindi
From an early age, Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi has negotiated her own space. Intrigued by the relationships between people and places, Falconer Al-Hindi’s natural interest in geography has allowed
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Deborah Smith-Howell
Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell knew from an early age that she would one day earn a PhD. Starting college at an age when most of her peers were still midway through their high school educations, Smith-How
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Mary Mudd
Mary Mudd has inarguably been one of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) strongest leaders. Beginning her career here in 1969, Mary developed a passion for the University and its students. S
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Mary Waugh Taylor
1956-2010
Mary Waugh Taylor was born on October 13, 1956 in Okoboji, Iowa, a young girl in love with ballet. In many ways, Mary exemplifies the qualities of a true feminist hero by “doing it all,” and fight
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Elsie Harlan
It has been a great honor to have a legitimate reason to meet Native people, to try to comprehend their tortured history, and to hear Elsie Harlan’s story. I used her words as much as possible,
Wanda Ewing
Wanda studied printmaking before teaching in a tenure-track position in UNO’s art department. Throughout her career, she faced the tensions and pressures of feminism, beauty, racial segregatio
AREAS OF INTEREST: Activism, Arts, Education, Social Justice, Women's Rights2000's
SUSAN NARAMORE MAHER
As the visionary behind the Women’s Archive Project (WAP) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Dr. Susan Naramore Maher’s contributions to the campus and her profession are innumerable. I
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education, Women's Rights, Writing
Josie Metal-Corbin
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! – from “If”
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Karen Falconer Al-Hindi
From an early age, Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi has negotiated her own space. Intrigued by the relationships between people and places, Falconer Al-Hindi’s natural interest in geography has allowed
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Deborah Smith-Howell
Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell knew from an early age that she would one day earn a PhD. Starting college at an age when most of her peers were still midway through their high school educations, Smith-How
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Mary Waugh Taylor
1956-2010
Mary Waugh Taylor was born on October 13, 1956 in Okoboji, Iowa, a young girl in love with ballet. In many ways, Mary exemplifies the qualities of a true feminist hero by “doing it all,” and fight
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Elsie Harlan
It has been a great honor to have a legitimate reason to meet Native people, to try to comprehend their tortured history, and to hear Elsie Harlan’s story. I used her words as much as possible,
Libby DiBiase
1987 - present
Libby DiBiase’s May 2015 graduation from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) was never a sure bet. For nine years, she chipped away at her degree, working hard to balance her roles as mother,
AREAS OF INTEREST: Athletics2010's
Josie Metal-Corbin
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! – from “If”
AREAS OF INTEREST: Arts, Education
Karen Falconer Al-Hindi
From an early age, Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi has negotiated her own space. Intrigued by the relationships between people and places, Falconer Al-Hindi’s natural interest in geography has allowed
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Deborah Smith-Howell
Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell knew from an early age that she would one day earn a PhD. Starting college at an age when most of her peers were still midway through their high school educations, Smith-How
AREAS OF INTEREST: Education
Libby DiBiase
1987 - present
Libby DiBiase’s May 2015 graduation from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) was never a sure bet. For nine years, she chipped away at her degree, working hard to balance her roles as mother,
AREAS OF INTEREST: Athletics