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Filmmaker John de Graaf and Katharine Lee Bates biographer Melinda Ponder ’66, discuss the documentary From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of “America the Beautiful.” Kathryn Lynch, Katharine Lee Bates and Sophie Chantal Hart Professor of English, moderates.
This event was part of the Wellesley at 150 Celebration During Friends & Family Weekend. We honored 150 years of educating women who make a difference in the world with the Alumnae Achievement Award presentation, faculty- and alumnae-led panels, concerts, and varsity and club sports, as well as Wellesley trivia, treats, and traditions. Learn more about our 150th anniversary at https://www.wellesley.edu/150.
Filmmaker John de Graaf and Katharine Lee Bates biographer Melinda Ponder ’66, discuss the documentary From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of “America the Beautiful.” Kathryn Lynch, Katharine Lee Bates and Sophie Chantal Hart Professor of English, moderates.
This event was part of the Wellesley at 150 Celebration During Friends & Family Weekend. We honored 150 years of educating women who make a difference in the world with the Alumnae Achievement Award presentation, faculty- and alumnae-led panels, concerts, and varsity and club sports, as well as Wellesley trivia, treats, and traditions. Learn more about our 150th anniversary at https://www.wellesley.edu/150.
