Ursuline Academy is a

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, all-girls

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

Oakland, Missouri Oakland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2010 census. Geography Oakland is located at (38.575869, -90.384539). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , ...

It is located in the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis The Archdiocese of St. Louis ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Ludovici) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that covers the City of St. Louis and the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry ...

, and was founded in 1848.

Notable alumnae

Nicole Galloway Nicole Marie Galloway (née Rogge; born June 13, 1982) is an American accountant and politician who served as the State Auditor of Missouri between 2015 and 2023. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2020 election, lo ...

(b. 1982): Politician, state auditor of Missouri *

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

(1893–1993): stage and film actress *

Laura Sawyer Laura Sawyer (February 3, 1885 – September 7, 1970) was an American film actress on stage and in silent films. Early life Sawyer was born in Iron County, Missouri, the daughter of Alvah Hayden and Laurette Sawyer.Corpus Christi Times (Co ...

(1885–1970): Silent film actress *

Bridget Walsh Moore Bridget Walsh Moore is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the state's 93rd House district. Career Walsh Moore graduated from Ursuline Academy in St. Louis in 2006 and Bradley University's Institute of Int ...

(b. 1988): Politician, Missouri State House of Representativeshttps://www.bridgetformissouri.com/ *

Melinda Gates Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft. French Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women ...

: Philanthropist, former wife of

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

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