Alumnae

Emma Willard School alumnae are women of authority, passion, vision, initiative and generosity of spirit. Emma is what it is today because of those who passed through its halls, who served and shaped the world then and who continue to lead its future.

There are over 7,000 alumnae throughout the world. They share a unique affinity for Emma because it instilled confidence, comfort, discipline, maturity and independence.

Whether she is 13 or 83, an Emma Girl will always be an Emma Girl. She is empowered for life.

Emma alumnae are profoundly contributing to society in myriad ways:

From our earliest graduates, such as women’s rights visionary Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1832, Emma Willard School has inspired girls to be inspirational and aspirational leaders.

• Academy Award winning actor, Jane Fonda ’55 is a citizen activist and philanthropist
• Erin Crotty ’84 was the first female commissioner of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• Jane Wales ’66, is CEO of The World Affairs Council and VP at The Aspen Institute
• U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’84 filled current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s seat
• Nancy Spector ’77 is chief curator at The Guggenheim
• Mary Lake Polan ’61, is past professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford Medical School

Emma Girls serve and shape their world.