Women's History Month

The median salary for women is just 83% of the median salary for men — a figure that has barely budged over the past generation. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.

In 1873, Margaret Boyd became the first woman to graduate from Ohio University. She was also the first woman to preside over the Alumni Association, holding the position from 1894-1895. Both the old and new Boyd Halls were named in her honor.

The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program began with a certificate program in women's studies established in 1979. A bachelor's degree in Women's and Gender Studies was established around 2006.

Martha Jane Hunley Blackburn was the first Black woman to graduate from Ohio University, with a B.S. ED. in 1916. She majored in English and Literature with a minor in home economics. She taught home economics in Ohio and West Virginia.