When Domenica Lewis ’88 looks back on London Calling 2.0, the first international launch of the Campaign to advance the Wellesley Effect, she remembers “the sparkle.” The President of the Wellesley Club UK isn’t talking about sequins and bling—this wasn’t a gala evening event. What was sparkling, she says, was “so many Wellesley women away from home but united in our zeal to support each other and the institution that shaped us.”
In November, nearly 90 alumnae and juniors on study abroad came together from across the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, and France for panel discussions, an update on the College from President H. Kim Bottomly, and camaraderie. Alan Schechter, professor of politics, emeritus, joined a group of alumnae on stage in a discussion on “Politics, Civic Action, and Personal Impact”—where the conversation ranged from the U.S. presidential election to the impact of angel investors. A second panel focused on “Feminism and the Image of Women in the 21st Century.”