Mary Emma Woolley

Mary Emma Woolley (born July 13, 1863, South Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.—died September 5, 1947, Westport, New York) was an American educator who, as president of Mount Holyoke College from 1901 to 1937, greatly improved the school’s resources, status, and standards. Woolley graduated in 1884 from Wheaton Seminary (now College), Norton, Massachusetts, after which she taught at the seminary (1885–86, 1887–90). A European trip in 1890 stimulated her ambition for further education, and in 1891 she...