Wellesley College

Wellesley College is a private liberal arts college for women in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1870, it is known for its residential campus and alumnae network.

Henry Fowle Durant: Henry Fowle Durant was an American lawyer and philanthropist who founded Wellesley College with his wife, Pauline. He established the college in 1870 to provide women with rigorous higher education.
Liberal arts education: An approach to undergraduate education emphasizing broad study across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. It defines the breadth of Wellesley’s undergraduate curriculum.
Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as U.S. secretary of state and a U.S. senator. She graduated from Wellesley in 1969 and delivered its 1969 commencement address.
Wellesley Centers for Women: A research and action institute at Wellesley College focused on gender equality and social change. The centers turn the college’s commitments to women into research and policy work.
Women's suffrage in the United States: The movement to secure voting rights for women in the United States. Wellesley’s educated women entered public debates that included the struggle for voting rights.
Pauline Fowle Durant: Pauline Fowle Durant was an American philanthropist who helped found Wellesley College. Her role in the college’s founding shaped its early mission and community.
Women's college: A college whose undergraduate student body is primarily or exclusively women. Wellesley’s single-gender undergraduate setting shapes its institutional identity.
Madeleine Albright: Madeleine Albright was an American diplomat who served as the first female U.S. secretary of state. She was a Wellesley alumna whose career reflected the college’s reach into diplomacy.
Wellesley College Botanic Gardens: A collection of gardens and greenhouses at Wellesley College used for teaching, research, and public programs. The gardens provide living resources for study in biology and environmental science.
Women in higher education: The participation and changing roles of women in colleges and universities. Wellesley helped establish women’s education as a rigorous institutional undertaking.

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