Alumnae Lives

Alumnae Memorials
Winter 2024
Tributes to alumnae from friends and familyMore
A photo portrait of Hoi-Fei Mok '10
Winter 2024
Hoi-Fei Mok ’10 once saw themselves as someone with three separate interests: environmental science, social justice, and art. But now, Hoi-Fei, a self-described “artist, community organizer, and climate policy practitioner,” has found ways to bring these areas together.More
A photo of Tonja Adair '92
Winter 2024
Tonja Adair ’92 is co-founder of Splice Design, an architecture firm with offices in New York City and Atlanta. During her time at the College, where she majored in architecture, Tonja learned the importance of active involvement in the community.More
A portrait of Judy Rousuck '72 holding a small dog
Winter 2024
Please Write, the debut novel of Judy Rousuck ’72, is a daring feat of storytelling, consisting of letters exchanged between two dogs and “Grandma Vivienne,” the alter ego of a recently widowed artist.More
A photo of Connie Whitman Baher '63 with her late mother
Winter 2024
For 13 years, until December 2022, Connie Whitman Baher ’63 coordinated her mother’s care. “For me, anybody who is a care coordinator is a caregiver,” Connie says.More
The cover of The Claims of Life: A Memoir features a photo of Diana Chapman Walsh '66 in alumnae parade whites
Winter 2024
At age 12, Wellesley College President Emerita Diana Chapman Walsh ’66 knew she would write a book someday, a beautiful book. That sense of clarity inspired her to write this thoughtful and honest look at her personal history—from childhood, her Wellesley education, marriage and motherhood, through her work as president of the College.More
An illustration  depcits a hauntiong image of a figue wading in a lake.
Winter 2024
A novelist contemplates the beauty and impermanence of this world as she works to absorb the loss her of father.More
Photo of a computer's CTRL key
Winter 2024
In December 2001, I was an editorial assistant at MIT Technology Review. I edited class notes, processed invoices, and listened to The Strokes’ album Is This It on repeat.More
Tragedy in a Big Small Town
Winter 2024
I was cooking pasta in my Portland, Maine, apartment late on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 25, after a few hours trying to make progress on a dataset for a story on pharmacies. At 8:29…More
2023 Alumnae Achievement Awards
Fall 2023
This year’s recipients of Wellesley’s highest honor are Vanessa Ruiz ’72, Faith Vilas ’73, and Cecilia Conrad ’76.More