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More than 11,000 women are enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today, making up more than half of the student body. That wasn’t always the case. Take a closer look at how women’s history progressed at Carolina.

Generations of women at UNC-Chapel Hill have made way for current students and alumnae to make a mark on the world.

View the UNC website 2021: Women’s History Month

Juanita Limas (left) works at a lab bench with Amiee Littlejohn.
Juanita Limas (left) works at a lab bench with Amiee Littlejohn.

View only the feature with Amiee Littlejohn and Juanita Limas: From cleaning beakers to doing cutting-edge research