Purdue's Female Founders

Purdue's Female Founders: The Untold History of Trailblazing Women Faculty chronicles and celebrates the fortitude and achievements of the foremothers of Purdue University. This engaging book offers a collection of profiles of women faculty who, despite profound roadblocks because of their gender, shaped the institution from its beginning in the late 1800s through the latter half of the twentieth century. These are the stories of Purdue women who persevered against the odds to follow their dreams to conduct research and teach; establish departments, schools, and colleges; and blaze paths in a male-dominated culture. Readers will learn about women who faced discrimination but persisted and thrived despite prejudice. These compelling profiles celebrate women in art, science, nutrition, literature, nursing, speech, engineering, fashion design, home economics, family life, psychology, agriculture, health and kinesiology, business, and more. Covering 125 years of university history told through the female lens, this book rightfully honors the many women who helped shape Purdue.

Angie Lipp Klink has authored fourteen books, several about the history and people of Purdue University, including The Deans' Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality. She is an independent scholar, essayist, scriptwriter, and advertising copywriter. Klink has written for the American Writers Museum, Ms. magazine, and Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History magazine. She has received sixty-one American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement honor. Klink is a recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in Historic Preservation Medal, the organization's most prestigious award honoring historic preservation and the commitment to research and writing. A proud alumna, Klink holds a BA in communication from Purdue University. Learn more at www.angieklink.com.
Dr. Jennifer L. Bay is a professor of English and faculty member in the professional and technical writing program at Purdue University. Her research focuses on community engagement, experiential learning, feminist rhetorics, and rhetorical theory. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly. For her extensive community engagement work, Bay has received Purdue University's Service-Learning Award, Faculty Engaged Scholar Award, Faculty Engagement Fellow Award, and Jefferson Award.