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Date	1870 - present
Areas Of Involvement	liberal arts
Notable Alumni	Nannerl Overholser Keohane • Katharine Lee Bates • Marjorie Grene • Annie Jump Cannon • Nora Ephron • Madeleine Albright • Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge • Rosario Ferré • Rosalind Krauss • Nayantara Sahgal • Rebecca Lancefield • Nancy Friday
Related People	Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer • Ellen Fitz Pendleton • Nannerl Overholser Keohane • Mildred Helen McAfee • Helen Almira Shafer

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