Storied Women of MIT: Jennifer N. Rudd (2018)

Jennifer N. Rudd '68, a biology major, was one of two black woman to first earn a degree from MIT, along with Shirley Ann Jackson '68, PhD '73. In 1968, both women also helped found the Black Students' Union (BSU).

Timeline: 2000s

School: School of Science

Department: Biology

Life: Black Students' Union (BSU)

Career: CommunityHealth & Medicine

Object: Video

Collection: Activism, Critical Mass 1955-1968, Rising Voices 1995-Present, Shirley A. Jackson, Students, Women

External Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU55SQi53WM

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