Ada Howard (1829 - 1907) was the first president of Wellesley College. Howard graduated from Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in 1853. Before joining Wellesley, she taught at Western College in Ohio and was principal of the Woman's Department of Knox College. She was president of Wellesley from 1875-1881. Wikipedia
Ada Howard was a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. Howard had taught at Western College in Ohio, been the principal of the Woman's Department of Knox College in Illinois, and operated Ivy Hall, a school for girls in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Although she www.wellesley.edu/Welcome/wcpres.html
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