Beatrix McCleary Hamburg, Vassar Class of '44

Vassar, my alma mater turns 150 this year.
A little history...

The first Black woman to graduate from Vassar was Beatrix McCleary Hamburg. She's interviewed briefly in the video below.

There was another black woman who was actually the first, but she attempted to pass for white:

Anita Hemmings was actually Vassar's first black graduate