Alumnae Lives

Portrait of Stephanie Hsieh
Summer 2024
Stephanie Hsieh ’89, the new president of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, jokes that her path to the College was “the happiest accident of my life.”More
A photo portrait of Stephanie Kacoyanis '05
Summer 2024
Stephanie Kacoyanis ’05, with her commanding contralto voice, dramatic acting style, and striking bearing, has won Boston Globe accolades for “scorching the stage” in her operatic portrayals. Reviewers describe her powerful tone as “dark,”…More
A photo portrait of Meg Browne '79
Summer 2024
In 1911, a fire broke out on an upper floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in lower Manhattan, killing 146 workers, most of them immigrant women. It was one of the worst workplace disasters in United States history. More than 100 years later, Meg Browne ’79 helped establish a memorial to the victims.More
A photo of a black lab sitting on a sofa by a curtained window
Summer 2024
At 24, it seems like a lot of overt “Picture Ahead!” signs are right behind me. Like a road trip, college has a beginning and a destination. After has a beginning, too. But then it’s a series of vaguely defined experiences that make me feel like a tourist taking a photo I could get a better version of on a postcard.More
Photograph of a copy of Wellesley News from Sept. 27, 1995. Headlines read "Wellesley women discuss their experiences at Beijing" and "College community responds to proposed changes to curriculum."
Summer 2024
Since I graduated 25 years ago, some of the details of being a student have changed (cell phones instead of landlines, Sidechat instead of Public, Lulu instead of Schneider), but the intrinsic Wellesleyness of Wellesley has not changed.More
Pages & Playlists
Spring 2024
Recent publications by Wellesley authorsMore
A 17th century painting on the cover of The Faithful Virgins depicts a woman holding a mask.
Spring 2024
Thumbnail reviews of new publications from the Wellesley communityMore
A photo of Founders Hall and a white rhodendron.
Spring 2024
Presenting the slate of candidtes to be elected at the annual meeting of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association on Saturday, May 25, in Diana Chapman Walsh ’66 Alumnae Hall.More
A photo of Laura Wood Cantopher ’84
Spring 2024
Laura Wood Cantopher ’84 reflects on her three years as president of the WCAA during a time of transition and excitment about the future.More
Photo of Pam Melroy speaking at a podium
Spring 2024
A hunk of metal—technically, part of a hold-down stud frangible nut—from mission STS-120 is affixed to a plaque in the office of retired U.S. Air Force Col. Pam Melroy ’83 at NASA headquarters. During the…More