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  • An 1852 lithograph depicts the Black Empress of Haiti in her coronation robes.

    A Sovereign’s Gaze

    Winter 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    A lithograph of Empress Adelina, a member of the Haitian royal family, is part of the “Album Imperial d’Haiti,” dated 1852. This set of 12 pages is part of the Elbert Collection in Special Collections in the Margaret Clapp Library, which contains some 800 volumes on slavery, emancipation, and Reconstruction.

  • A photo of a student holding the recently published Wellesley Passover prayer book

    A Prayer Book of Our Own

    Winter 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Working with College Chaplain and Rabbi Dena Bodian, Jewish students have edited and produced a Passover prayer book especially for Wellesley.

  • A photo shows an under-construction hallway in the Science Complex, with open wood beams and a walkway above.

    Ready for Innovation

    Winter 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    At the end of the fall 2021 semester, a short punch list remained, but the completion of the Science Complex—the largest construction project the College has undertaken in more than a century—was in sight

  • The cover of The Pursued and the Pursing shows a drawing of a powerful open sedan driving on a road lit by moonlight.

    Retellings and Happy Endings

    Winter 2022

    New Works

    AJ Odasso ’05, teacher and poet, has stepped in a new direction with their first novel. The Pursued and the Pursuing picks up right where The Great Gatsby leaves off, but with a difference.

  • The title "The Rock Eaters " is surrounded by stylized tropical island and a drawing of a large insect,

    The Extraordinary in the Ordinary

    Winter 2022

    New Works

    The Rock Eaters is a compulsively readable short story collection full of extraordinary happenings. Brenda Peynado ’06 makes the most of every single word in this debut collection, writing with confidence and musing thoughtfully on inclusivity.

  • The cover of State of Terror depicts a graphic red and white American flag against a black background.

    An Insider’s Political Thriller

    Winter 2022

    New Works

    State of Terror is a political thriller with all the fast-paced thrills and chills you’d expect from Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 and award-winning mystery author Louise Penny. It’s also a celebration of a woman’s love for her country and her battle to protect it.

  • Illustration of the Statue of Liberty with math symbols radiating from her torch

    How Math Can Save Democracy

    Winter 2022

    Feature Story

    A new institute at Wellesley co-founded by mathematics professors Ismar Volić and Stanley Chang supports education and research at the intersection of math and politics.

  • Illustration of diverse group of women and girls climbing stairs made of giant dollar bills

    Toward an Equal Economy

    Winter 2022

    Feature Story

    The pandemic has had a disproportionate economic impact on women, particularly women of color. How can we create a better economy for all?

  • A photo of a keyring with a wooden house with a heart carved in its center, and two keys.

    A Moveable Marriage

    Winter 2022

    Endnote

    Maintaining a two-career marriage is a delicate balacing act.