Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.
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Susanna Anderson (M.A.C. ’91)
Among the twenty-one women who graduated from the agricultural course before 1896, one stands out for how little we know of her. Susanna Anderson Hillman seemed to have a promising future — a college degree, a young son, and a husband leading a university department — but her story was cut short, and much of it has since slipped from memory. Read More. →
