Wellesley Alums Flashcards
During her freshman year at Wellesley College in 1965, she served as president of the college’s Young Republicans.
Hillary Clinton
Katherine Kennicot Davis (b. 1892), who studied music at Wellesley College, wrote this classic Christmas song in 1941. The song didn’t become famous until re-recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale in 1958.
Little Drummer Boy
Wellesley alum Robin Chase co-founded this car-sharing company in January 2000.
Zipcar
Wellesley alum Susan Wagner co-founded this financial organization, which is referred by many to be the world’s largest shadow bank.
BlackRock
This Wellesley alum was the first woman to become US Secretary of State.
Madeline Albright
This Wellesley alum was the first black woman to serve as a US judge.
Jane Bolin
Wellesley alum Soong Mei-Ling is also known as “Madame” followed by this name. It is the same name as her husband, former leader and “Generalissimo” of an Asian nation.
Chiang Kai-shek
This Wellesley alum and American journalist has contributed to NPR, ABC and PBS. They co-hosted the Sunday morning ABC program “This Week” with Sam Donaldson from 1996 to 2002.
Cokie Roberts
This Wellesley alum and American journalist also served as a staff assistant under President Nixon.
Diane Sawyer
Wellesley alum Katharine Lee Bates, born 1859, is best known for writing the lyrics to this quintessential American song.
America The Beautiful
This Wellesley alum directed the 1983’s film Born In Flames.
Lizzie Borden
This Wellesley alum has been nominated three times for Best Writing at the Academy Awards for her work on Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally and Silkwood.
Nora Ephron
This actress is known for her roles in The Karate Kid, Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail and more. While she did attend Wellesley College for a time, she ended up transferring to Harvard in 1985.
Elisabeth Shue
