The transition from Trinity College into Duke University in 1924 brought not only a new name but a new visionary for women’s rights and education — Alice M. Baldwin.
In addition to the auditorium and leadership program that bear her name, Baldwin’s legacy endures on campus today in the opportunities she helped create for women at Duke.
Baldwin was the University’s first female full faculty member and helped launch the University’s Woman’s College, pioneering women’s involvement in campus social life and establishing a foundation for them to thrive academically. A century later, Duke is a coeducational institution with a nearly equal gender distribution among its students, largely due to Baldwin’s efforts…