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, United States. It was established in 1896 by Jennie Prentiss and operates on two campuses; the Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights and the Butler Campus in

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Notable alumnae

Natalie Babbitt Natalie Zane Babbitt (née Moore; July 28, 1932 – October 31, 2016) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel '' Tuck Everlasting'' was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received th ...

, author and illustrator * Tamara Broderick, mathematician and computer scientist *

Kay Chorao Kay Chorao, born as Ann McKay Sproat on January 7, 1936,
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, artist, illustrator, and writer *

Christine Chubbuck Christine "Chris" Chubbuck (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. She was the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast ...

, television journalist *

Amanda Cinalli Amanda Marie Cinalli (born May 10, 1986) is an American soccer forward who played for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer, Chicago Red Stars in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite and was a member of the United States U-23 women's natio ...

, professional soccer player * Constance Coleman Richardson, painter * Donna Ferrato, photojournalist and activist * Marcia Gygli King, artist *

Jean Harris Jean Struven Harris (April 27, 1923 – December 23, 2012) was the headmistress of The Madeira School for girls in McLean, Virginia, who made national news in the early 1980s when she was tried and convicted of the murder of her ex-lover, Her ...

, convicted murderer and former head of the

Madeira School The Madeira School (simply referred to as Madeira School or Madeira) is an elite, private, day and boarding college-preparatory school for girls in McLean, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1906 by Lucy Madeira Wing. History Ori ...

Josephine Herrick Josephine Ursula Herrick (August 1, 1897 – March 27, 1972) was an American photographer, humanitarian, entrepreneur and teacher. During World War II, she pioneered the teaching of photography to wounded war veterans for the purpose of helping ...

, photographer, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and teacher *

Marne Levine Marne Lynn Levine (born 1970) is an American businesswoman. She is the chief business officer at Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.). Previously, she was the first chief operating officer of Instagram. She also served as a special assistan ...

, businesswoman *

Katharine Lee Reid Katharine Lee Reid (December 12, 1941 – September 22, 2022) was an American art historian, curator, and museum director. She was a director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Cleveland Museum of Art and deputy director of the Art Ins ...

, art historian *

Mary Ellen Wohl Mary Ellen Beck Wohl (June 12, 1932 - October 9, 2009) was Chief of the Division of Respiratory Diseases at Children's Hospital Boston (a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School), and served as Associate Director of the General Clinical Researc ...

, physician and clinical researcher *

Dare Wright Dare Wright (December 3, 1914 – January 25, 2001) was a Canadian–American children's author, model, and photographer. She is best known for her 1957 children's book, '' The Lonely Doll''. Early life Wright was born in the Thornhill sectio ...

, children's author, model, and photographer

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* Shaker Heights, Ohio Private elementary schools in Ohio Private middle schools in Ohio Private high schools in Ohio Private K-12 schools in the United States Girls' schools in Ohio High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio National Association of Independent Schools Educational institutions established in 1896 1896 establishments in Ohio {{CuyahogaCountyOH-school-stub