As part of Women’s History Month, the William Smith Dean’s Office and the Laurel Society will join together to host the annual Famous Women’s Dinner at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at Comstock Dining Room. Come “meet” and learn about some of our notable women ancestors while enjoying dinner with friends. R.S.V.P. to ext. 3470 or warren@hws.edu.

Historical figures to be represented include:

• Laurie Garrett, public health writer and author of The Coming Plague
• Queen Isabella of Spain
• Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan
• Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance
• Gloria Robinson Lowry WS'52, the first woman of color to receive a degree from William Smith College
• Matilda Joslyn Gage, anti-slavery activist and author of a series of articles about the treatment of Native Americans
• Agnodice, from 3rd century Athens and mentioned in histories of the medical profession
• Actress Greta Garbo
• Author Jane Austen
• Rosalind Franklin, the scientist whose research led to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA
• and more