Milner Library celebrates Minnie Vautrin Day

A black and white photo of students at Ginling College for Women in Nanking holding a banner that reads "Ginling"

The Illinois State Historical Society named April 12 Minnie Vautrin Day to commemorate the ISNU alum for her actions in protecting ten thousand Chinese women and children during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Nanking during the Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s.

Milner Library celebrates the first two librarians of ISNU

A black and white vintage photo of students in a library.

In the third installment of Milner Library recognizing the women of Illinois State Normal University and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, this article focuses on librarians in honor of National Library Week.

This month in Illinois State University history: April

Bicycles parked on the Quad

From the connection between one of Illinois State’s greatest pitchers and one of baseball’s best hitters to the roots of Arbor Day, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.

This month in Illinois State University history: March

Black and white group photo of students from the class of 1860.

From remembering some of Illinois State University’s earliest graduates who were women to discovering the origin of the popular basketball phrase “March Madness,” historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.