Ada Lydia Howard was the first president of Wellesley College.
First President of Wellesley
Portrait taken when she was principal of the Knox Female Seminary. (1866-1869)
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of current and former women's colleges in the northeastern United States.
Campus of Wellesley College as it appeared c. 1880
1922 cover of Judge depicting a Wellesley graduate
The Davis Museum art collections are open to the public
Wellesley College campus, fall 2006