Cecile Froehlich visits Pacific University, 1970s

Title

Cecile Froehlich visits Pacific University, 1970s

Description

Cecile Froehlich, the first woman to obtain the rank of full professor at City College in New York, visited Pacific University in the 1970s. Froehlich was born in Germany and came to the U.S. after World War 2. She was a professor of electrical engineering from 1945 to 1966. Her achievements while at City College include first woman faculty member, first full time female professor, first female to be a department chair, and first woman to head any engineering department anywhere in the United States.
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Date Created

circa 1970s

Medium

gelatin silver prints;

Language

English

Identifier

PUApic_012017

Rights

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Type

Still Image