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Elinor Ostrom listens to a question at a press conference Oct. 12, 2009, in Bloomington. Ostrom became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel prize for economics that same day.
Elinor Ostrom listens to a question at a press conference Oct. 12, 2009, in Bloomington. Ostrom became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel prize for economics that same day. IDS file photo and Ryan Dorgan
Elinor Ostrom listens to a question at a press conference Oct. 12, 2009, in Bloomington. Ostrom became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel prize for economics that same day.