Every morning, as Mount Holyoke theater arts department chair Susan Daniels ’79 walks through the Rooke Theater lobby on her way to one of her acting classes, she passes a large gold plaque bearing the names of seniors honored for “excelling in dramatic arts.” Susan’s…... » Read more
Like many women in theatre who came of age in the 1980s, I looked to the playwright Wendy Wasserstein ’71 as my lodestar. She was a successful, widely produced theatre artist who talked frankly about sex and relationships (or the lack thereof ). She wrote…... » Read more
Lucia Neare ’88 just dropped a magical acorn in my hand. We have never met before, so I am struck by the unique greeting. No pleasantries about the weather. No “It’s nice to meet you.” Just a golden acorn. Correction: not just a golden acorn, an acorn made entirely of…... » Read more
Archive Captures Women’s History Through Dress Above Chapin Auditorium, high up in Mary E. Woolley Hall, we climb the stairs to reach the Mount Holyoke Clothing Archive. I feel a ghost hunter’s anticipation as my guide unlocks the first door and I step into a storage room under the…... » Read more
