St. Catherine's School is an independent

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diocesan school in

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, USA. It is the oldest private, all-girls school in Richmond and the only independent all-girls school in Virginia for age 3 to grade 12. St. Catherine's is the sister school to St. Christopher's. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2008.

History

St. Catherine's was founded in 1890 by Virginia Randolph Ellett during the middle of Richmond's New South movement. In 1917, the school was incorporated and moved to its present site in the Westhampton area of Richmond. It was sold to the Episcopal Church in 1920 and renamed for St. Catherine, the patron saint of young women, especially those undergoing education. Since 1957, members of the graduated classes of St. Catherine's are invited to make their debut at the Bal du Bois, held annually at the Country Club of Virginia. The school has produced at least three newspapers: ''The Scrap Basket, Odds 'n' Ends'' and ''Arcadian''. The longest running being ''The Arcadian,'' which was published from 1940 to 2007.

Notable alumnae

* Adele Goodman Clark (1901), suffragette * Nancy Astor (1898), first female member of Parliament * Anna Hill Johnstone (1930), costume designer * Penny Williams (1955), Oklahoma State Senator * Molly Haskell (1957), film critic, author * Lee Smith (1963), author * Charlotte Fox (1975), mountaineer * Dagen McDowell (1987), news anchor and analyst *

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References

External links

Official web site
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