Date	1926
Description	Navy blue mortarboard with red tassel. Worn by Dr Bertha Van Hoosen when she received an honorary LL.D. from Loyola University in 1926.
Dimensions	W-9.5 L-9.5 feet
Event	Bertha's LLD degree
Material	Cloth/Cardboard
Event Details	From Chronicle of the Van Hoosen Centenary Farm, pp 178-179: She (Bertha) assisted with the organization of a large maternity hospital for the middle class, the Lewis Maternity Hospital. When Loyola University Medical School received its grade A rating the authorities were advised to place a man at the head of the Department of Obstetrics but the suggestion was not heeded, and Bertha Van Hoosen was granted the coveted position. Father Fury, in whose hands the final decision rested, informed Bertha that while some authorities were prejudiced against women, Loyola was prejudiced for her. When her service, after many years, was ended Loyola University conferred upon Bertha Van Hoosen an honorary LL.D. in 1926.
Object ID	1980.001.1071
Object Name	mortarboard

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