Barbara M. White
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White received her B.A. in history from Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
in 1941.
As President of Mills College White said:
- "The basic purpose of a liberal arts education is to liberate the human being to exercise his or her potential to the fullest."
After her retirement, Mills established the Barbara M. White Professor of Public Policy Chair