How Good is Your Smith Trivia?
Sure, we all know Madeleine L'Engle, Gloria Steinem, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Julia Childs, Margaret Mitchell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Morrow Lindbergh, and the other uber-famous, ultra-fantastic, high-profile Smithies; and we all know how very impressive all the regular old not-particularly-famous Smithies in our lives are. And sure, now Wellesley has a Secretary of State alumna to brag about...but, did you know...
...the first woman to climb Mt. McKinley was a Smithie? (Barbara Polk Washburn ’35)
...the first female physician in Kenya was a Smithie? (Ng’endo Mwangi ’61)
...the first woman network television sports producer was a Smithie? (Eleanor Sanger ’50)
...the first woman editor of the New York Times business section was a Smithie? (Marylin Bender Altschul ’44)
...and the first woman to fly a jet plane was a Smithie? (Ann Baumgartner Carl ’39)
If you know of other notable alumnae, you can nominate them here. And browse the database to learn about other pioneers, as well.
...the first woman to climb Mt. McKinley was a Smithie? (Barbara Polk Washburn ’35)
...the first female physician in Kenya was a Smithie? (Ng’endo Mwangi ’61)
...the first woman network television sports producer was a Smithie? (Eleanor Sanger ’50)
...the first woman editor of the New York Times business section was a Smithie? (Marylin Bender Altschul ’44)
...and the first woman to fly a jet plane was a Smithie? (Ann Baumgartner Carl ’39)
If you know of other notable alumnae, you can nominate them here. And browse the database to learn about other pioneers, as well.
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