Any favorite alumnae?

gloriachristmas
Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:43:26 +0000

(yes, double post…)

“My job is to ensure that the women who come to Barnard receive all the advantages of choice; that they leave here even stronger and more beautiful than they were before, ready to tackle the world and change the world and choose excellence in all they do.”

Aaaahhhhh.

And on the subject of alumnae, ANNA QUINDLEN! This speech essentially motivated me through the last months of junior year. Although she gave the speech at Mount Holyoke’s commencement, she mentions Barnard and explains her experiences there.
[Untitled Document](http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/oped/Quindlen.shtml)