03/08/2024
It's and at , we are celebrating it by honoring the notable female alumni of . Learn more about them below...
- Olivia A. Davidson (b. 1854, d. 1889), was born to a freed woman of color. Her family was targeted by members of the K*K and her brother was tragically murdered. She graduated from Framingham Normal School in 1881 and went on to teach around Massachusetts. She was hired by Booker T. Washington, and helped him develop the Tuskegee institute. The two eventually married.bHer legacy is marked by a focus on African American women's physical health during the period of Reconstruction.
- Christa McAuliffe (b. 1948, d. 1986), was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire. She received her bachelor's degree in education in history from Framingham State college in 1970. She was one of 11,000 applicants to the NASA "Teacher in Space Project," and was selected as the candidate. The goal was to conduct experiments and teach educational lessons from space. Unfortunately, her space shuttle, the Challenger, broke apart less than 2 minutes into the flight, tragically killing all seven crew members. Her legacy remains through the names of over 40 schools around the world, in addition to other learning centers, parks, scholarships, documentaries, and more. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space medal of Honor by President George W. Bush.
- Alicia Hyndman (b. 1971) is the assembly member for the 29th District of the New York State Assembly. She was born in London and moved to New York City at a very young age. She received a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Framingham State college, and would continue to work in education policy in departments around New York. While in office, she has championed women's rights, and past state legislation that allows New York City to hand out as much as $150,000 to Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprises to promote minority businesses.
