Wesleyan College - Notable Alumnae

Notable Alumnae

  • Catherine Brewer Benson, first woman to earn a college degree
  • Neva Jane Langley, Miss America (1953)
  • Kathryn Stripling Byer, poet and teacher; 2001 North Carolina Award in Literature and North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2005–2009
  • Toni Jennings, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
  • The Soong sisters, significant political figures in early 20th Century Chinese history
  • Phaedra Parks, Entertainment attorney and star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta

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