Spelman College Women Who Serve

Fulton County · dedicated 1992 · Inside the back gate of Spelman College on Westview Drive in Atlanta.

Spelman College was founded in 1881. The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC) was organized by Clara Howard in May 1892. Miss Howard, a member of the first graduating class (1887), served as association president. Spelman alumnae have served humanity in home and foreign missions, education, government, the arts, law, the sciences and religion, with a major emphasis on community service. Spelman alumnae are the living college.

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