Timeline: A Century of Women at MIT
- 1971 - Alexandra Zakak (SM X), first known Middle Eastern woman to receive a degree in Chemistry
- 1972 - Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of Women at MIT is formed
- 1973 - Centennial celebration of women at MIT
- 1973 - MIT hosts Workshop on Women in Science and Technology
- 1975 - Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff (PhD VII), first known Latinx woman to receive a PhD in Biology
- 1976 - Women's Independent Living Group (WILG) is founded
- 1979 - Dr. Jennie Patrick (ScD X), first known Black woman in the US to earn a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering
- 1979 - The Ellen Swallow Richards Chair is created
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