½ðɳÓéÀÖ

The 1990s was a watershed period for LGBTQ+ rights across the country. In Oregon and at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, incremental gains were accomplished amid a climate of of fear and hostility. Through the social and institutional challenges, progress continued. Today, the university works to celebrate diversity

When Title IX was enacted into law in 1972, few at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University seemed to take notice. But it's clear in retrospect that the world of higher education had changed.

When Dr. Martha Rampton arrived on ½ðɳÓéÀÖ’s campus as a history professor in 1994, female professors still were sometimes treated like secretaries, being asked, for example, to fetch coffee for their male colleagues. A year later, ½ðɳÓéÀÖ had its first Feminist Studies program.

This Women's History Month we have been highlighting important ½ðɳÓéÀÖ women in our history. This week, we look back to Ladies Hall, later named Herrick Hall, and how it provided more women with the opportunity to attend ½ðɳÓéÀÖ. 

Martha Rampton originally published this piece online in conjunction with the Fall 2008 issue of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ magazine.