Image of Spelman College's very first alumnae. From left to right, Ella N. Barksdale, Clara A. Howard, Loe E. Mitchell, Adeline J. Smith, Sallie B. Waugh, and Ella L. Williams compose the class of 1887,. The first graduating class of Spelman Seminary.

The women all became teachers after graduation, carrying the torch of upholding a standard excellence in education.

Source: Spelman College Library Archives