02/08/2024
🎉 Celebrating Black History Month! 🙌 We honor the first graduates of Spelman College, trailblazers who paved the way for generations of Black scholars. Let's remember their achievements and continue to uplift Black voices and stories throughout history.
Image of Spelman College's very first alumnae. From left to right, Ella N. Barksdale, Clara A. Howard, Loe E. Mitchell, Adeline J. Smith, Sallie B. Waugh, and Ella L. Williams compose the class of 1887,. The first graduating class of Spelman Seminary.
The women all became teachers after graduation, carrying the torch of upholding a standard excellence in education.
Source: Spelman College Library Archives
