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SPELMAN COLLEGE FIRST GRADUATES
Spelman College in Atlanta, one of the oldest
historically black colleges for women, was
established as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in 1881.
The school began with just 11 African American women, and after expanding, received support from John D. Rockefeller, eventually being renamed after his wife, abolitionist Laura Spelman.
Spelman College in Atlanta, one of the oldest
historically black colleges for women, was
established as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in 1881.
The school began with just 11 African American women, and after expanding, received support from John D. Rockefeller, eventually being renamed after his wife, abolitionist Laura Spelman.
🎓SPELMAN COLLEGE FIRST GRADUATES
Spelman College in Atlanta, one of the oldest
historically black colleges for women, was
established as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in 1881.
The school began with just 11 African American women, and after expanding, received support from John D. Rockefeller, eventually being renamed after his wife, abolitionist Laura Spelman.
