The following is a list of individuals associated with

Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College ( ; Welsh: ) is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of elite, historically women's colleges in the United ...

through attending as a student, or serving as a member of the faculty or staff.

Noted alumni

Noted faculty and administrators

* Gerald M. Ackerman, art historian, lecturer in art history (1959–1965) * Constance Applebee, Director of Athletics (1904–1928). Brought field hockey to the United States from Britain and established women's lacrosse as a collegiate sport. * Asoka Bandarage *

Florence Bascom Florence Bascom (July 14, 1862 – June 18, 1945) was an American pioneer for women as a geologist and educator. Bascom became an anomaly in the 19th century when she earned two bachelor's degrees. Earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1882, and a Bachelo ...

, petrologist, founder of Bryn Mawr's Geology Department * Marland Pratt Billings, Structural Geologist * Rhys Carpenter, Classical Archaeology (1889–1980) * Kimberly Wright Cassidy (born c. 1963), Psychology, ninth president of Bryn Mawr College *

Catherine Conybeare Catherine Mary Conybeare (born 1966) is an academic and philologist and an authority on Augustine of Hippo. She is currently Leslie Clark Professor in the Humanities at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.Maria Luisa Crawford, Geology, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient * Arthur C. Cope, chemist, developer of the

Cope rearrangement The Cope rearrangement is an extensively studied organic reaction involving the ,3sigmatropic rearrangement of 1,5-dienes. It was developed by Arthur C. Cope and Elizabeth Hardy. For example, 3-methyl-hexa-1,5-diene heated to 300 °C yield ...

and the

Cope elimination The Cope reaction or Cope elimination, developed by Arthur C. Cope, is an elimination reaction of the N-oxide to form an alkene and a hydroxylamine. Mechanism and applications The reaction mechanism involves an intramolecular 5-membered cyclic t ...

, namesake of the

Arthur C. Cope Award The Arthur C. Cope Award is a prize awarded for achievement in the field of organic chemistry research. It is sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund, and has been awarded annually since 1973 by the American Chemical Society. It consists of $25,000, ...

of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

(1934–1941) *

Donald Drew Egbert Donald Drew Egbert (May 12, 1902 – January 3, 1973) was an American art historian and educator, who taught for many years at Princeton University. Career Born in Norwalk to George Drew and Kate Estelle Powers, Egbert graduated from Princeton ...

, Lecturer of Ancient Architecture (1930) *

Louis Fieser Louis Frederick Fieser (April 7, 1899 – July 25, 1977) was an American organic chemist, professor, and in 1968, professor emeritus at Harvard University. He is known for inventing military effective napalm whilst he worked at Harvard in 194 ...

, chemist, developer of synthetic

napalm Napalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel). The name is a portmanteau of two of the constituents of the original thickening and gelling agents: coprecipitated alu ...

, researcher of

vitamin K Vitamin K refers to structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation ...

(1925–1930) * Arthur Lindo Patterson, founder of the

Patterson function The Patterson function is used to solve the phase problem in X-ray crystallography. It was introduced in 1935 by Arthur Lindo Patterson while he was a visiting researcher in the laboratory of Bertram Eugene Warren at MIT. The Patterson function is ...

used in

X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography is the experimental science determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions. By measuring the angles ...

(1936–1949) * Michelle Francl, computational chemistry * Louise Holland, academic, philologist and archaeologist * Alice M. Hoffman, labor and oral historian * Howard S. Hoffman, Psychology (1925–2006), Behavioral Neuroscientist, leading scholar of the startle reflex and social attachment * Amy Kelly, headmistress, historian and best-selling author *

Susan Myra Kingsbury Susan Myra Kingsbury (October 18, 1870 – November 28, 1949) was an American professor of economics and a pioneer of social research. Biography Susan was born in San Pablo, California, in 1870, the daughter of Willard Belmont Kingsbury, M.D., an ...

, historical economist and social researcher; director of the Social Economy and Social Research department *

Frederica de Laguna Frederica ("Freddy") Annis Lopez de Leo de Laguna (October 3, 1906 – October 6, 2004) was an American ethnologist, anthropologist, and archaeologist influential for her work on Paleoindian and Alaska Native art and archaeology in the Americ ...

, anthropologist and founder of Bryn Mawr's anthropology department (1906–2004) * Mabel Lang, Greek (1943–1988); received her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr in 1943 * Agathe Lasch, Germanic philologist (Associate Professor, 1910–16) *

Richmond Lattimore Richmond Alexander Lattimore (May 6, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an American poet and classicist known for his translations of the Greek classics, especially his versions of the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''. Early life and career Born to David ...

, Greek (1935–1971) *

Bettina Linn Mary Bettina Linn (1905 – April 7, 1962) was an American writer and college professor. She wrote three published novels, and was on the faculty at Bryn Mawr College. She worked with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. ...

(1905–1962), English professor from 1934 to 1962; novelist * Helen Taft Manning, History (1917–1957), also served as dean *

Berthe Marti Berthe Marie Marti (born May 11, 1904 in Vevey, Switzerland - died June 4, 1995 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) was a Swiss-American scholar and teacher of classical and medieval Latin. Education and degrees *Baccalauréat, Gymnase class ...

, Latin and French (1930–1963) *

Cornelia Meigs Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884–1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcot ...

, English (1932–1950) * Agnes Kirsopp Lake Michels, Latin (1934–1975) * José Ferrater Mora, Philosophy (1949–1980). *

Thomas Hunt Morgan Thomas Hunt Morgan (September 25, 1866 – December 4, 1945) was an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist, embryologist, and science author who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role that ...

, geneticist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine (1866–1946) *

Emmy Noether Amalie Emmy NoetherEmmy is the '' Rufname'', the second of two official given names, intended for daily use. Cf. for example the résumé submitted by Noether to Erlangen University in 1907 (Erlangen University archive, ''Promotionsakt Emmy Noeth ...

, Mathematics (1933–1935) *

Jane M. Oppenheimer Jane Marion Oppenheimer (1911–1996) was an American embryologist and historian of science. Early life, interests, and education Oppenheimer was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James H. Oppenheimer and Sylvia Stern. Her father, a phys ...

, Embryology and History of Science (1938–1980) * John Oxtoby, Mathematics (1939–1979) * Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, Archeology (1958–1994) *

Charlotte Scott Charlotte Angas Scott (8 June 1858 – 10 November 1931) was a British mathematician who made her career in the United States and was influential in the development of American mathematics, including the mathematical education of women. Scott ...

, Mathematics (1885–1917) * Hilda Worthington Smith, labor educator, social worker, and poet (1888–1984) *

Lily Ross Taylor Lily Ross Taylor (born August 12, 1886, in Auburn, Alabama - died November 18, 1969, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American academic and author, who in 1917 became the first female Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. Biography Born in ...

, Latin (1927–1942), Dean of the Graduate School (1942–52) *

M. Carey Thomas Martha Carey Thomas (January 2, 1857 – December 2, 1935) was an American educator, suffragist, and linguist. She was the second president of Bryn Mawr College, a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Biography Early life ...

, English, Dean of the College (1884–1908), President (1894–1922) *

Edward Warburg Edward Mortimer Morris Warburg (June 5, 1908 – September 1992) was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts from New York City. He taught Modern Art at Bryn Mawr College and he was vice director for public affairs of the Metropolitan M ...

(1908–1992), taught Modern Art. *

Harold Wethey Harold Edwin Wethey (April 10, 1902 ― September 22, 1984) was an American art historian and educator. From 1940 to 1972, Wethey was a professor of art history at the University of Michigan. Career Born in Port Byron, Wethey received a Bach ...

, art historian *

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

(1885–1888)

Noted fictional alumni

* Pamela Abbott (A.B.), ''

Inventing the Abbotts ''Inventing the Abbotts'' is a 1997 American period coming-of-age film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, and Joanna Going. The screenplay by Ken Hixon is based on a short story by ...

'' (1997), played by

Liv Tyler Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She began a modeling career at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her film debut in ''Silent Fall'' (1994); she ...

C.C. Babcock ''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom which originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a fashion queen from Flushing, New York who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British high so ...

, ''

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three ch ...

'' (1993), played by Lauren Lane * Erica Barry (A.B.), '' Something's Gotta Give'' lead character, played by

Diane Keaton Diane Keaton (''née'' Hall, born January 5, 1946) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over six decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Glo ...

* Amanda Bonner (A.B.), ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1949), played by Katharine Hepburn *

Betty Draper Elizabeth "Betty" Hofstadt Francis (formerly Draper) is a fictional character on AMC's television series '' Mad Men'', wife of Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and mother of his three children. Blonde and beautiful but emotionally distant and immature, she s ...

(A.B. in Anthropology), ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...

'' (2007), played by

January Jones January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress and model. She played Betty Draper in ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Pr ...

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Crea ...

Carolyn Keene Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In addition, the Keene pen name is credited with the Nancy Drew spin-off, ''River ...

, ''Confessions of a Teen Sleuth'' (book published in 2005) * Allison R. Hart-Burnett (A.B.) (1980s),

Lady Jaye Lady Jaye is a fictional character in the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline, comic books and animated series. She was originally created as a character for the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Produ ...

(a fictional character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line) *

Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel-Flanders ( Krabappel; ) is a fictional character from the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Marcia Wallace from 1990 until her death in October 2013. She was a 4th-grade teacher, who taught Bart Simpson's class a ...

(M.A.), ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' teacher * Miriam "Midge" Maisel (B.A.), ''

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...

'' (2017), played by

Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She stars as aspiring stand-up comedian Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present), for which she w ...

* Vivian Schuyler (B.A.), ''The Secret Life of Violet Grant'' by Beatriz Williams. * Corinthians (A.B.), ''Song of Solomon'' (book published 1977)

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