Dorothy Crosland

Former Tech librarian Dorothy Crosland, who began the Institute’s rare book collections and championed the admission of female students, is among a dozen women being honored at the National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta.

The exhibit, "Georgia Historic Women of Achievement," began as a tribute for Women’s History Month in March and will now be displayed at the museum through June.

While volunteering at the museum, Marilyn Somers, director of Tech’s Living History Program, was invited to create an exhibit for Women’s History Month.

"I thought it would be a good project for our students, so we came up with the concept of ‘Georgia Historic Women of Achievement,’" Somers said.

Students researched 156 Georgia women to select the 12 featured, then designed and built the exhibit.

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