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February 29, 2008

March is Women in History in Month

March is Women's History Month and in observance of the occasion, the Indiana University School of Medicine Women's Advisory Council unveiled a new project honoring the historical contributions of women faculty and students at the school of medicine. The display is the work of Kacy Allgood, an IUPUI graduate student.

"The History of Women at the IUSM" was unveiled on Friday, Feb. 29, during an hour-long program starting at 8 a.m. in the atrium of VanNuys Medical Sciences Building.

Deborah I. Allen, M.D., Otis R. Bowen Professor and Director, Bowen Research Center; Project Director, IU Family Medicine at OneAmerica^® Tower was honored as the first female chair of a department within the School of Medicine. She chaired the Department of Family Medicine from 1989-1999.

The VanNuys display will remain for the month of March. The project also includes an expanded web display which will be live after Feb 29 at www.medicine.iu.edu/historyofwomen.