Sloss, Margaret W. (Margaret Wragg), 1901-

Margaret Wragg Sloss (1901-1979) was the first woman to receive a doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University. She was born in Cedar Rapids and raised in Ames, Iowa. She received her Bachelor of Science in 1923, Master of Science in 1932 and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1938, all from ISU. She served as a technician in Veterinary Pathology (1923-1929), Assistant (1930-1941), Instructor (1941-1943), Assistant Professor (1943-1957), Associate Professor (1958-1964), Professor (1965-1972), and Professor Emeritus (1972).

She was listed by the Women's Centennial Congress as one of the 100 women in the U.S. to successfully follow careers in 1940 which were unheard of 100 years before that date. During her time at ISU she received many awards and citations for her service. Today she is known to the ISU community by the Women's Center on campus which bears her name.

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