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Beatrix Wadhams Obituary | October 12, 2026 • Oct. 17, 2026, 12:18 AM ET (Hartford Courant)

Date	1871 - present
Areas Of Involvement	Liberal arts
Notable Alumni	Sylvia Plath • Eleanor J. Gibson • Phebe Novakovic • Anne Morrow Lindbergh • Joan Mitchell • Julia Child • Betty Friedan • Maya Deren • Tammy Baldwin • Gloria Steinem • Lucy Lippard • Evelyn Granville • Euphemia Lofton Haynes • Mary Whiton Calkins • Vida Dutton Scudder • Nancy Newhall
Related People	Sophia Smith • Jill Ker Conway

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