#  'The Extraordinary Commission' Virtual Tour 

 



 ![Eileen J. Southern (1920-2002)](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/hutchins/files/extraordinarycommission008.jpg)

 

**Eileen J. Southern (1920-2002)**  
1987  
  
In 1976, Eileen J. Southern became the first African American woman to receive tenure at Harvard University. She served as chair of the African and Afro-American Studies Department from 1975-1979. Southern was awarded the Du Bois Medal in 2000.Courtesy of Harvard University News Office/Joe Wrinn

 

 

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