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University of Chicago students Shae Omonijo, left, and Asya Akca stand next to a plaque honoring Georgiana Rose Simpson on Nov. 21, 2017, in the Reynolds Club, the university’s student center. The statue of Simpson will be unveiled on Nov. 28, 2017. 
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Two University of Chicago students will unveil on Nov. 28, 2017, a bust of Georgiana Rose Simpson, one of the first black women in the U.S. to receive a doctorate. The bust will sit atop a pedestal at the Reynolds Club, the university’s student center, which was once accessible only to white men.
