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Georgiana Simpson (AB’11, Ph.D’21) Ph.D in German philology! And her thesis was the study of a Early Middle High German poem. UChicago grad Georgiana was among the first three African American women to earn their Ph.Ds at American universities; women and minority students have been welcome at UChicago since our founding in 1890. Read more about Dr. Simpson here. Photo courtesy of Howard University Archives

Georgiana Simpson (AB’11, Ph.D’21)

Ph.D in German philology! And her thesis was the study of a Early Middle High German poem. UChicago grad Georgiana was among the first three African American women to earn their Ph.Ds at American universities; women and minority students have been welcome at UChicago since our founding in 1890. Read more about Dr. Simpson here.

Photo courtesy of Howard University Archives

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