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Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C. was one of three now-defunct women's colleges sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, along with College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch in Salt Lake City and Cardinal Cushing College in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dunbarton College of Holy Cross operated from 1935 to 1973.

The college was founded by M. Rose Elizabeth, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross; she was also the college's first president.

In 1974, Howard University purchased the campus to house the Howard University School of Law, which still occupies the campus on Van Ness Street Northwest.

Notable people

Cynthia Ahearn (1952-2008), echinodermologist and museum specialist, was an alumna.

Virginia Long (b.1942), retired New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice, is an alumna.

Notable faculty include novelist Elizabeth Mansfield and former NOAA Administrator Nancy Foster who was chair of the biology department.

References

1. "Mother M. Rose Elizabeth Dies; Founder of Dunbarton College". December 2, 1964 – via NYTimes.com.
2. "History". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
3. "Paula Schwartz, 78; Romance Novelist". Washington Post. 25 December 2003. ProQuest 409584453.
4. "Paula Schwartz, romance novelist". Washington Jewish Week. 1 January 2004. ProQuest 220901932.
5. "Nancy Foster Geraci, 59, coast conservation champion". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
6. Foster, Nancy (1972). "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 4: Freshwater Polychaetes (Annelida) of North America". nepis.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

External links

• Closed Institutional Records available from Sisters of the Holy Cross

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