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Fanny Ruth Patterson’s legacy lives on at NIU
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Fanny Ruth Patterson’s legacy lives on at NIU
DeKALB — In 1915, Fanny Ruth Patterson made history as the first Black woman to graduate from NIU, then known as Northern Illinois State Normal School. She earned her two-year degree at a time when opportunities for Black Americans, especially women, were limited by segregation and discrimination. Following her graduation, then-university President John W. Cook wrote a letter recommending Patterson for an English and History position in the St. …
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