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Maxwell's First Female Full-Time Professor Was an 'Indomitable Presence'
July 05, 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, July 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:

Marguerite J. Fisher

Marguerite J. Fisher G'42 joined the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty in August 1943, as war raged across the globe.

While the war necessitated women's entry into the workforce, roles remained limited. Fisher, the first female promoted to associate professor then full professor at Maxwell, was a trailblazer--and a fierce one a . . .

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