Magazine Summer 2017

SUMMER | 2017

THE LINCOLN MAGAZINE

THE ALExIs ALLEN BOss ’89 ENdOwMENT fOr COMMuNITy ACCOrd ANd PuBLIC sErvICE

This year’s Alexis Allen Boss '89 Endowment for Community Accord and Public Service Speaker is Rebecca Skloot, author of The New York Times #1 bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

The book examines the life and legacy of the title character, a poor black farmer whose cells, taken without her knowledge, went on to become the building blocks of advancements like the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, cloning, and more. Skloot’s work is an exploration of ethics, humanity, race, family, science, and how one woman unintentionally changed the course of modern medicine.

Read along with faculty, staff, and students, who have The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on their summer books lists, and join us in the fall for this dynamic speaker!

TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES 10 Advancement Team: Molly Garrison, Director of Advancement Caitlin Grant, Manager Communication and Events Courtney Trafton, Director of Alumnae and Parent Engagement

Send comments to advancement@lincolnschool.org

Editor: Ashley Rappa, Director of Marketing and Communications

Design: Amy Barrett ’88, Director of Publications

Photos and artwork by: Amy Barrett ’88 Betsy Hunt Glenn Osmundson Ashley Rappa Chip Riegel

Cover photo: This shot from the archives symbolizes Lincoln School’s long history of interdisciplinary learning! We're proud to be at the forefront of not STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) but STEAM, which adds Arts/ Architecture to the traditional acronym— more on page 24.

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International Women’s Day | Noorjahan Akbar Noorjahan Akbar, one of Newsweek’s “150 Fearless Women Who Shake the World," wants you to share your story.

Grade 8 Global Citizenship Program | New York City Alumnae Dinner Host Alisa Robbins Doctoroff ’76, Moderator Meredith Vieira ’71 on why the world needs the students of Grade 8.

LincUp 2Learn | Spring 2017 Connections A flagship program linking the past with the present focuses on connection, creativity, and common ground.

ESSENTIALS

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Message from the Head of School Gendered Intelligence 6-9 Commencement | Madonna Badger 18-21 Academic Excellence at Lincoln Senior Independent Studies Meredith Sullivan ’17 Hackathon Innovation Nation Lower School STEAM Professional Development Academic Accolades 22-24 STEAM Hub for Girls Groundbreaking Words from the Donors Curriculum Shift 26 Alumna Profile | Katherine Faulkner ’83 32 Class Notes 44 In Her Own Words | Mary Lioce Narvell ’75

SUZANNE FOGARTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

Friends,

As the head of Lincoln School, people sometimes ask me: “Why all girls?” The distilled answer is this: Lincoln’s mission is to empower girls and young women, and when it comes to education, research shows it doesn’t pay to be gender blind.

A study published earlier this year by Lin Bian, Sarah-Jane Leslie, and Andrei Cimpian in the journal Science entitled “Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children’s interests,” shows scientific evidence of the emergence of gender stereotypes in children as young as six years old. The researchers found that among five-year-olds, students equate intelligence with their own genders. But just one year later, by the time they are ready for first grade, girls in coed environments are less likely than boys to think that female students are “really, really smart.”

The research pinpoints the clear emergence of the “male=brilliance” stereotype. Bian, Leslie, and Cimpian suggest that this development has long-lasting consequences, not just steering young girls away from classroom activities as early as Grade 1, but influencing their chosen professions. Girls who have internalized the stereotype of “male=brilliance” will likely avoid classes and careers traditionally identified as opportunities for smart people, a.k.a. those historically associated as male, causing a gender inequity ripple effect decades into the future.

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Which is why at Lincoln, we pay specific attention to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Architecture, and Mathematics) education, industries with some of the greatest gender disparity. In Lincoln’s Lower School, our youngest students are learning how to code as a core part of our curriculum. Our new $5M STEAM Hub for Girls (read more on page 19), is a commitment to correcting the underrepresentation of women in technology fields and better preparing our students for an interdisciplinary world and workplace.

And across all disciplines and ages, our students are surrounded by strong and smart female figures, both in the classroom and within the community, one of the most effective ways to combat gender stereotypes. The Science article states: “We have to be more deliberate about presenting examples of brilliant women to girls and boys as young as five to help them avoid developing [the “male=brilliance”] association.”

There is such power in an all-girls education—power to remove the barriers that gender stereotypes can build, and establish in their place a system of learning that encourages individuality and expression. And the good news is, we know it’s working. Lincoln students and alumnae are inspiring examples of girls and women with strong and brilliant voices.

Turning the tide on gender inequality isn’t an easy task, but it is critical. I am so thankful to be at the helm of an institution doing the important work of building up the female voices of the future. Lincoln School is an incredible community, not in spite of our all-girls status, but because of it.

My best,

Suzanne Fogarty Head of Lincoln School

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Lincoln taught me to never back down, that women can do just about anything, and that our brains, not our bodies, are our strongest quality... women have the ability to dominate in any field; women can build and change the world... All of us today are making the slogan ‘The future is female’ a reality.

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- Kimani Perry '17 during Girls Hack the World, the first all-girls hackathon in Rhode Island, held at Lincoln School

Read more on page 19.

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Lincoln pride never looked (or tasted) so good! Ella Glucksman ’21 created this cupcake cake to celebrate Grade 8 graduation in style.

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We believe in the power of bold minds. Thanks to the generosity and vision of Ian Travis Barnard Photography and Ting Barnard, this video represents our belief that Lincoln students are forces of nature, courageous and capable.

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WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES

KATHRIN BELLIVEAU ’86, P’22

ALLISON GELFUSO BUTLER ’96

SUSAN HIBBITT, P’85 ’88, GP ’19 ’22

MIH-HO CHA NEENAN ’81

PRICILLA GLUCKSMAN P’21 ’18

WELCOME ABOARD!

Our exciting additions bring a depth of business, professional, civic, and educational experience to our ranks. We look forward to the wisdom their diverse perspectives will contribute to the Board of Trustees and Alumnae Board.

Visit lincolnschool.org/board to learn more about our new members.

& A L U M N A E B O A R D

ELEANOR CUTLER RINECK ’06

KATHRYN RAMSTAD ’07

MARNEY CUMMING MCCABE ’90

AMANDA DAVITT MCMULLEN ’88 5

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“The girls and young women sitting on the stage here today are formidable agents of change. you are the bold minds... It is your example, your confidence, kindness, and love, that will provide the healthy and powerful role models for girls, boys, men, and women in the future.”

Suzanne Fogarty Head of Lincoln School

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COMMENCEMENT TRADITION

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n the evening before Commencement each year, the members of the graduating class and their families gather at Lincoln School for a celebratory dinner and to participate in two time-honored Lincoln traditions: step-singing and the induction into the Lincoln School Alumnae Association. To acknowledge their transition from Lincoln girl to Lincoln alumna, each member of the graduating class is given a Lincoln School pendant, engraved with their graduation year and the year of the class celebrating their 50th Reunion.

On June 5, cousins Bonnie MacLeod Thompson ’67 and Marianna Freeman Richardson ’67 (below) represented their class and the Alumnae Association, presenting each member of the Class of 2017 with their pendant and welcoming them into this diverse and exceptionally talented group of women.

LINCOLN SCHOOL ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION

ON PURPOSE, WITH HOPE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER MADONNA BADGER

here is no narrative more powerful than that of a young woman in the face of adversity. Multiply that by 41 and it tells the story of the Class of 2017," said Mia Springwater '17 to a packed crowd inside Boss McLaughlin Gym. Though the weather outside was cold and rainy, the mood inside was bright and buoyant as the community gathered to celebrate the graduating Class of 2017.

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Commencement Speaker Madonna Badger, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Badger + Winters agency, creator of the #WomenNotObjects campaign, and no stranger to adversity, believes in the power of hope to change your life and change the world.

Badger is the creative mastermind behind the viral #WomenNotObjects video, and uses it to call into question the absurdity and harm of portraying women as props, things, or consumables, by juxtaposing real ads with commentary from real women. Itself an act of hope, the campaign leads the call for a future in which advertisements don’t need to rely on misogyny to make money.

“Don’t listen when these advertisements tell you that women are things, not human beings with agency and purpose,” said Badger.

“Gender stereotyping isn’t just harmful to women, but to all of us.

By looking at one of the biggest ways women have been held back, I hope we can spread the word that we don’t have to be reduced to a body part on a screen. We are more than that. The truth is, we are just getting started.”

Addressing the Class of 2017, Badger spoke about hope from a point of personal expertise. In the early hours of Christmas Day in 2011, a house fire broke out that claimed the lives of Badger's three daughters and both of her parents. Plunged into depression and a depth of despair she didn't know was possible, Badger nonetheless found a way to start again with the help of friends and faith.

"My life changed in an instant. But there is no need to be afraid of change. No matter how big the change and how small the hope, change will happen whether you see it coming or not," said Badger.

The best way to prepare? Don't try to control things with fear, she noted. "The very worst thing possible happened to me. But what saved me is bigger than fear. It was love. It was hope. And it was powerful.”

Speaking to those graduates worried about whether they might find their place in the world, Badger urged them to have faith in themselves, rely on each other, and realize that meaning can be found in unlikely places.

“When I went through this dark time, a lot of people said to me: everything happens for a purpose,” said Badger, who created #WomenNotObjects in part as an ode to her daughters. “But out there in the world, I think things happen, and then you have to find your purpose."

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RAISING OUR VOICES:

SPEAKING OUT THROUGH SISTERHOOD

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As women, you have immense power. you have the power to lift up someone else, to truly hear them, to make someone feel important, and that may be the most important thing of all.

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Noorjahan Akbar Image courtesy of Alex Motiuk

Noorjahan Akbar has something momentous to say, but not because she’s a renowned human rights activist, an Afghan woman fighting for gender equality, or one of Newsweek’s “150 Fearless Women Who Shake the World.” She is all those things, but what she has to say is not about herself or her impressive list of accomplishments. It’s about you.

“You have a voice. Your voice is valid. Your voice is powerful,” said Akbar to the Lincoln community during the school’s International Women’s Day celebration in March, one of a series of events dedicated to bringing powerful women and thought leaders to campus. Her time at Lincoln, made possible by the support of the Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund, felt familiar to Akbar, the product of an all-girls education through Grade 8.

“I found so much sisterhood, so much support in that environment,” said Akbar. “My success is truly built on the shoulders of other women.”

Akbar’s story began in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but continued in the United States where she attended high school and graduated from Dickinson College. From young adulthood to today, Akbar has worked tirelessly for women’s social and economic empowerment. As the founder of Free Women Writers, a collective of Afghan women who use storytelling to work toward gender equality and social justice, and as a part of Women for Women International, she has made it her mission to speak out so that other women around the world have the opportunity to speak for themselves.

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“You may think that you have had an ordinary life, but there simply is no such thing. All of our stories enrich what it means to be a woman in this beautiful and complex world. And all of our stories have one incredible thing in common: the ability to let someone know that they aren’t alone,” Akbar told the audience, students, and community members alike. One of the student co-organizers of Lincoln’s International Women’s Day event, said, “I’m so grateful we all got to hear Noorjahan speak, which fit perfectly with the theme for the day, “Owning Your Narrative.” She was an inspiration to many and encouraged all of us to take the theme to heart and our own stories.”

Akbar shared her belief that no matter the arc of your story, its power is in the telling. In the field of gender equality, silence can be interpreted as acceptance of the unacceptable.

“As women, and perhaps particularly Afghan women, we are often the subject of the conversation, but we are so often missing from the table. Writing is a great tool to connect and a great tool to advocate," said Akbar.

Alana Esposito ’03, a journalist who connected Akbar with Lincoln, met her at a Women for Women International event and was moved by her mission.

“Noorjahan’s message—essentially that education and independence and a commitment to social justice are the keys to a brighter future— is an important one for everyone, not just students and not just girls,” said Esposito. “However, I thought it might particularly resonate in Lincoln girls because it goes hand in hand with the confidence and consideration for others that the school tries to instill in its students.”

Whether here at Lincoln, or beyond in the world, consideration for others and connection with fellow women may be the surest path to achieving the goal of gender equality.

“It is true what you’ve learned here—sisterhood can change the world,” said Akbar. “As women, you have immense power. You have the power to lift up someone else, to truly hear them, to make someone feel important, and that may be the most important thing of all.”

The Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund was established in honor of Joseph R. Paolino and his son, Jeffrey R. Paolino, who shared a special connection to Lincoln School through their family ties to past trustee and alumna Donna Paolino ’70, and alumnae Mari Marchionte Bianco ’97, Kara Paolino Marchionte ’01, and Alana Esposito ’03.

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In honor of their respective leadership in business and education, the Fund seeks to promote the values of women and education, in keeping with the mission of the school, and will enable Lincoln to bring in special guest speakers, multi-media presentations, and/or film screenings as part of its yearly celebration of International Women's Day.

NOMINATE AN ATHLETE In 2010, we recognized an exceptional group of student-athletes by inducting them as the inaugural class in the Lincoln School Athletic Hall of Fame. On March 2, 2018, we will welcome a new group of Hall of Famers, and we need your help to find Lincoln's best and brightest athletic stars.

Have a candidate in mind? Submit a nomination at www.lincolnschool.org/halloffame

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A WORLD WOVEN TOGETHER:

STUDENTS + ALUMNAE CONNECTED THROUGH GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

A common thread ran through the room. It maneuvered through age barriers, pierced labels and preconceived notions, passed through hallways, over time, and across distance to tie together a group of women who had gathered for one night.

The table was set for 70+. The location was New York, New York. And though there wasn’t a kilt in sight, the thread’s color was Lincoln green.

On a balmy April night, a dinner graciously hosted by Alisa Robbins Doctoroff ’76 and a discussion moderated by journalist Meredith Vieira ’71 created circles of conversation that transformed strangers into sisters. Lincoln students and alumnae came together as part of the Grade 8 Global Citizenship Program with the sole purpose of forging meaningful connections and opening up channels of communication across generations.

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The Grade 8 Global Citizenship Program to NYC is the culmination of a yearlong unit that focuses on bringing Lincoln into the world and the world to Lincoln, and what better way to do that than by tapping into the power of our past.

“We learn from the past and from alumnae like you who have done amazing things,” said Suzanne Fogarty, Head of Lincoln School said to the group. “The qualities of strength, perseverance, and success come to life when surrounded by women like you. As the saying goes, you can only be who you can see, and the women we see here tonight are truly impressive.”

First stop, earlier in the day: Grade 8 visited the Urban Future Lab under the guidance of Pat Sapinsley ’71, managing director of Cleantech Initiatives at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Sapinsley spoke about cleantech, innovation, and the future of business. Tapping into her Quaker roots, she extolled cleantech’s potential to harness renewable materials and energy resources while remaining competitive with, if not superior to, conventional technology, thereby reshaping the business landscape of the future.

“If things stay the same as they are today, women would not achieve parity until 2095. That is not ok... But we learned that sometimes action doesn’t have to be big to make a difference. we can all create change right where we are.”

Phoebe Roberts ’21

"Ms. Sapinsley showed me a completely different way of how to get things done," said Grace Boghosian '21. "It opened my mind.

All of us could do something like this, begin a start up or build a business that will become a big part of our future."

“And what are you going to say if someone tells you, ‘You can’t do that’?” Vieira asked the Lincoln students.

Without hesitation Boghosian responded: “I’d ask why. I’d be resilient. I look around this room and I know I have a future that’s worth advocating for.”

Next stop during the day: a tour of the United Nations and a visit with Stephanie Rambler ’91, sustainable development officer in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs there. The girls got an introduction to the Security Council, the General Assembly, and the Quaker Office, provoking thought about international cooperation.

"I of course knew there were a lot of countries in the world. But I saw all the flags outside the UN and realized this was truly a place for everyone," said Isabel D'Hondt-Gorbea '21.

“You’re learning how to be a global citizen,” said Vieira. “How do you see the world?”

"It’s hard not to be scared about what we’re inheriting,” said D’Hondt-Gorbea.

“But all these countries are able to set differences aside and come here to solve their issues peacefully. That's a very powerful thing to see."

Final stop of the day: the offices of UN Women to learn about HeForShe, an initiative that rallies people around the world to stand together to create a bold, mobilized force for gender equality.

“If things stay the same as they are today, women would not achieve parity until 2095. That is not ok,” said Phoebe Roberts ’21. “But we learned that sometimes action doesn’t have to be big to make a difference. We can all create change right where we are.”

Doctoroff, whose generosity made the night possible, put out the call to action to do just that: "We need you, Grade 8 students and alumnae. We need your unique talents, the minds that Lincoln is helping to cultivate. We need to all ask ourselves what we can do to change the world and make it the kind of place we want to live in for a long time to come."

Thankfully, the Grade 8 Global Citizenship Program is a yearly event, and every visit leverages the power of the Lincoln network to help expand the perspectives of all who participate.

In previous years, Caroline Spencer ’05 hosted a group at Goldman Sachs to talk about the firm’s philanthropic 10,000 Women Program, and Dorothy Brier ’47 gave students insight into the Red Cross.

"I'm amazed by all of you,” said Vieira.

“You are very strong women who can bond together to get the rights and fair treatment that women deserve.

Just look around this room and you'll see the truth in this… our lives are all woven together. The connections you make at Lincoln School will be some of the most influential and inspirational of your entire life."

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CHAIN REACTION:

LINCUP2LEARN INSPIRES STUDENTS AND ALUMNAE ALIKE Leadership can come in many forms: forging new ground in health care; snipping a sprig of herbs and unleashing the power of the senses; connecting groups of people who otherwise would never have met, and watching them build commonality.

However different their techniques, however disparate their interests, the leaders responsible for the achievements described above all have one thing in common: their participation in LincUp2Learn, a program that links past with present, setting off a chain reaction of influence and inspiration, the ripples of which will echo far past Lincoln’s red doors.

Now in its second year, LincUp2Learn leverages the power of the school’s alumnae network to connect a select group of Lincoln girls with local alumnae based on shared interest in a particular career path. In settings from corporate offices to art studios, from a home office to the Rhode Island State House, current students spend half a day with alumnae to see firsthand where a Lincoln education is capable of taking them.

“I love that Lincoln is providing these types of opportunities to students to help nurture their curiosity for the world around them,” said Amanda Davitt McMullen ’88, who welcomed students to Providence’s Meeting Street for the second year running. LincUp2Learn struck a chord with her; it was the first time McMullen re-engaged with the Lincoln community since graduation. Founded as a school for children with special needs, Meeting Street now has a

“Participating in LincUp2Learn was a privilege and an investment in the next generation...Looking forward, I believe we are in very good hands.”

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Katie Welch McDonald ’84

“I have no doubt that there is a rich base of alumnae from which to draw that can provide meaningful experiences and I would encourage others to join in. Truth be told: I get as much out of it, if not more, than the students.”

Amanda Davitt McMullen ’88

I loved learning [Ms. Bono’s] technique for keeping a personal relationship with her clients.

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Jasmine Alqassar ’19 who visited Amy Toll Bono ’90 at Meditech

fully inclusive K-8 school, as well as numerous home-visit early childhood programs. This year, Lincoln girls were invited to join a schoolwide assembly at Meeting Street.

“There was something wonderful about watching the girls find common ground between this school assembly and their own school. I think they came away with a sense of the differences that makes each school unique and the areas of shared experience,” said McMullen.

In a different forum, Christina Prew ’21 and Isabel Berkenblit ’22 shared a memorable experience with Lisa Mackey ’85. Berkenblit, a budding fashion designer, and Mackey, the founder of Lisa Mackey Design, a company that specializes in bespoke jewelry, linked up to cut, dye, and design a one-of-a-kind leather bracelet together.

Berkenblit and Mackey weren’t the only ones who were able to get hands-on. In the southern part of the state, Katie Welch McDonald ’84 invited two students to her home to learn more about her business, bnourished, which focuses on empowering clients to reach higher levels of well being. A speaker, self-care strategist, and raw food chef, McDonald fed the students’ curiosity, sparked their senses, and nourished their psyche through a raw food tasting, the making and sampling of essential oils, and a discussion about the importance of considering oneself a “human being, not a human doing.”

“The students I met were inquisitive and open, aka the typical Lincoln minds that I expected: curious, engaged, receptive to learning,” said McDonald. “The work I do challenges people to think differently about the choices they make every day. I shared thought-provoking approaches to things they likely take for granted: food, sleep, thoughts, behavior, basic choices. And very much to their and Lincoln’s credit, they were open to thinking differently.”

One thing that stood out as a constant across career fields is the importance of personal connection, whether it be between members of the Lincoln community, or alumnae and their cohorts and clients. “I loved learning [Ms. Bono’s] technique for keeping a personal relationship with her clients,” said Jasmine Alqassar ’19 who visited Amy Toll Bono ’90 at Meditech, a company charged with bringing healthcare into the future.

LincUp2Learn is a program dedicated to Lincoln’s future.

It fosters connections across graduation years, bringing members of the greater Lincoln community and others together on common ground, and ensuring that this generation of Lincoln women will continue the great work of their predecessors.

“Participating in LincUp2Learn was a privilege and an investment in the next generation,” said McDonald.

“Looking forward, I believe we are in very good hands.”

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ACADEMICEXCELLENCE

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM

A 21ST CENTURY MIRROR: GIRLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA DOCUMENTARY

What do you do when you realize that social media might be making your generation antisocial? If you’re Meredith Sullivan ’17, you put down your phone and pick up a video camera.

One of the first 11 girls to complete the new Independent Study Program at Lincoln, a yearlong, self-directed course on a subject that inspires them, Sullivan chose to shine a spotlight on the effects that imagery and language in social media have on girls and young women.

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I don’t post things for other people’s approval or consumption.

If I choose to put something out there, I do it for me.

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Meredith Sullivan ’17

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Join the Lincoln Alumnae Book Group and read books like Peggy Orenstein’s Girls & Sex.

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Visit lincolnschool.org/alumnae to learn more!

“I use social media all the time, and after taking the time to notice how society treats girls and young women in advertising and media—focusing on their bodies, disregarding their minds, reducing them to sex objects—I began to see more and more evidence that girls were treating themselves like that by posting that kind of picture on their own accounts.

It’s fascinating, but it’s also disturbing,” said Sullivan.

Head of School Suzanne Fogarty acted as Sullivan’s faculty advisor during the project, providing guidance that included recommending Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein and American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales. Sullivan, also inspired

by Commencement Speaker Madonna Badger’s #WomenNotObjects campaign and video (read more about that on page 9), interviewed classmates, teachers, and

community members about their social media habits, opinions, and observations. She then created a 20-minute documentary, which combined her interview material with data she culled from a series of surveys of Upper and Middle School students. The first-time filmmaker shot, edited, and produced it all herself.

Some of its findings include:

• The average age a girl receives her first social media account: 12 years old

• 90% of the 15-year-olds said social media was very important to them • The average 15- to 18-year-old surveyed checks social media upward of 100 times per day

But thanks to Sullivan, some of these statistics could be changing in the near future.

“It really got me to think differently,” said a classmate about Sullivan’s Independent Study. “[By consuming social media as we do], unintentionally, we are normalizing the objectification of women and holding girls to a different standard than the accepted ‘boys will be boys’ rhetoric.”

Sullivan, who plans to continue studying this topic at Bucknell University in the fall, said, “I’m thrilled that my classmates are noticing their own social media habits and making changes. It’s too easy to become numb to what we see every day. As a direct result of this independent study project, I spend far less time on social media and I don’t post things for other people’s approval or consumption. If I choose to put something out there, I do it for me.”

ACADEMICEXCELLENCE

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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS IN TECH WITH RI’S FIRST ALL-GIRLS HACKATHON

incoln School and Sophia Academy co-hosted the first all-girls hackathon in Rhode Island, “Girls Hack the World,” to provide an inspiring space for hands-on coding, problem solving, and collaboration. This landmark event encouraged girls and young women to pursue their interests in the computer science and tech fields—a necessary step to help rectify the gender imbalance in these professions.

On Saturday, April 22, which was also Earth Day, an enthusiastic group of 75 students in Grades 5–10 from both Sophia Academy and Lincoln School worked together to build and code apps and games. All of the apps and games were designed to create real-world solutions to improve Rhode Island’s environment.

Students had the opportunity to hear from speakers Roopa Parekh, New England market vice president of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, and Theresa Moore, founder and president of T-Time Productions, which creates digital apps. The morning of the 22nd, the hackathon began with remarks from keynote speaker Sophie Houser, a Brown University sophomore who is also a graduate of Girls Who Code, a co-creator of the viral app Tampon Run, and a co-author of the recently released Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting it Done.

“There are lots of barriers that the outside world imposes on you, but don’t let your inner personal barriers — fears you won’t succeed, that you’re not smart enough or good enough — get in your way. If you put yourself down or don’t believe in yourself... then you won’t get anywhere. But if you pursue your goals, even in small ways, you’d be surprised about what you’re capable of doing,” said Houser.

The participants were divided into teams of two to four students from both schools. Each team worked with a mentor, who helped the girls organize their design process, guided them to use the code.org platform, and—a key point— encouraged them to step out of their comfort zone and take risks to create a true hack.

“There was such a buzz in the room and so much creativity going around. Whether they came in with little coding experience or a lot of experience, they left with accomplished problem solving skills that will last a lifetime,” said Susan Amsler-Akacem, head of Lincoln’s Educational Technology department and technology innovator.

Apps created at “Girls Hack the World” covered a variety of topics, all related to Earth Day: Compost Crunch: This app has three bins: compost, recycling, and trash. Objects fall from the sky and the goal for the user is to drag each one into the right bin.

Turtle Chaos: The goal of this game is to guide a sea turtle safely to the ocean through an obstacle course of litter. Help her find her way home!

Plant Some Trees: Plant some trees and clear the clouds!

Each time you click the screen, a tree will be planted and the Earth will be better off.

“The hackathon was a great experience that made me aware of my coding capabilities and how I can make my mark in society,” said a student participant. “It was a challenge, and we didn't get the app we imagined, but because we learned so much and got to know each other, we got something even better!”

ACADEMICEXCELLENCE

INNOVATION NATION:

Middle School Design Thinking Intensive

The Innovation Nation challenge: design a better Elwood E. Leonard Library. The method: conduct field research, brainstorm, storyboard, pitch ideas, receive feedback, revise, prototype, and finally—after a three-day intensive— present. The group: Isabel D'Hondt-Gorbea '21, Abbie Klein '22, Samantha Bennett '22, Courtney Boghosian '23, and Judy Liu '22, Middle Schoolers on a mission.

Because the group had received feedback that it was hard to find books by Dewey Decimal number, they arranged by genre instead. Realizing that people are mentally stimulated by bright colors, they added those into their plan, refining their design for the library to include more Lincoln green and white. No doubt looking forward to more design thinking, they envisioned a separate collaboration space for group work.

Design thinking—an approach to innovation and creative problem solving that enlists and promotes 21st century skills, including collaboration, critical thinking, iteration, communication, empathy, digital literacy, and presentation— is championed by tech powerhouses like Apple and Google, where failure to innovate is tantamount to failure to thrive.

Innovation Nation was expertly led by Allison Gelfuso Butler '96, Ph.D., immediate past president of the Lincoln School Alumnae Association and associate professor and educational psychologist at Bryant University, who encouraged the students to "fail early to succeed sooner."

Butler co-teaches an advanced design-thinking course and serves on the leadership team of Bryant’s award-winning IDEA (Innovation and Design Experience for All) program.

"Being a Lincoln girl myself, I had no doubt you'd rise to the occasion and blow it out of the water,” said Butler. “But you did more than that. You dug right into something new without hesitation. The truth is, you did what college students struggle with. It's amazing what you all accomplished."

EARLY INvESTMENT IN STEAM EDUCATION:

Lower School STEAM Professional Development

The Lower School shored up its commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Architecture, and Math (STEAM) professional development this year. Thanks to a generous gift, every member of the Lower School faculty was able to attend a conference or conduct a school visit to bolster Lincoln’s already robust program.

Early adoption for STEAM learning across disciplines is key: the early childhood years are one of the most critical points in brain development. Through play, exploration, observation, and discovery, our teachers are able to foster a budding interest in STEAM subjects, boosting girls' confidence and balancing out the traditional gender inequality in these areas of study.

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"When we start STEAM education so young, [the students are] learning essential skills and we're integrating technological language into their daily vocabulary," said Susan Amsler-Akacem, Educational Technology department head and technology innovator. "It becomes a part of their DNA." Faculty spanned the country, traveling far away to Orlando,

San Francisco, and San Diego, and also conducted several visits to nearby schools in New England. No matter where they went, the initiative provided a valuable dose of perspective.

A Spanish teacher who attended the Association of Independent Schools in New England Conference, “The Connected Teacher: Partnering for Progress” learned how to use filmmaking to enhance her curriculum. A Learning Skills Specialist who traditionally attends literacy or math development opportunities came back inspired to coordinate the creation of a cross-grade community mural. A Visual Arts teacher visited The Nueva School, a West Coast school with an innovative Maker Space, and learned that the organization and presentation of materials can have a dramatic effect on the efficacy of student learning.

"Different schools approach teaching these disciplines differently," said Maureen Devlin, director of Lower School.

"By learning from unique approaches across the country, we are poised to give our young students a great head start."

ACADEMICEXCELLENCE

UN-BEE-LIEVABLE!

THE WORLD IN MIND: TOP 40 TEAMS IN THE WORLD!

Lincoln’s team was the first ever to represent Rhode Island at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals tournament this spring! Odyssey of the Mind, an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities to students from kindergarten through college, put Lincoln’s “Golden Minds” on a global stage, where the girls took home 32nd place out of almost 900 teams.

Amelia Edelsberg ’22 won the Rhode Island State Spelling Bee tournament in March, and went on to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LINCOLN STUDENTS’ OUTSTANDING ACHIEvEMENTS AT LINCOLNSCHOOL.ORG/NEWS.

LINCOLN SCHOOL IS TAKING THE LEAD ON A NATIONAL SCALE

Lincoln School was invited to deliver several presentations about our innovative and sophisticated curriculum to over 500 educators from girls’ schools around the world this June. Attendees at the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Conference in Washington, D.C., “Education Innovation: Building Cultures of Creativity,” included schools from the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Singapore, as well as almost every state in the U.S. Lincoln School administration, teachers, and alumnae presented three sessions that highlighted some of the ways Lincoln is at the forefront of education.

Women in the Global Economy: Girls’ Schools Leading the Way! For this presentation, Lincoln showcased “Women in the Global Economy,” an important class it offers students, one that is designed to prepare young women for complex financial opportunities and challenges.

With essential input from Upper School Math Department Chair Shannon Lambert, who teaches “Women in the Global Economy,” the session was led

by Head of School Suzanne Fogarty, and alumnae Marney Cumming McCabe '90 of Brown Brothers Harriman and Megan Murray Craigen '93 of Putnam Investments.

Walking Together: Taking Mindful Action in a Complex World How do you change the world?

Not with service, but with authentic exchanges and meaningful action, like those found in Lincoln’s trailblazing travel programs. Head of the Visual Arts Department/Global Citizenship Advisor Anita Richard Thompson ’89, presented Lincoln’s accomplishments and goals in the field. She knows whereof she speaks: she participated in the faculty development program to Cuba last summer and India program this past spring, in conjunction with the World Leadership School.

Why Moving Beyond Advanced Placement Advances the Independent School Mission What do you get when you move beyond AP Classes? Educational innovation in a rapidly changing world!

Head of School Suzanne Fogarty, Head of Upper School Peter Brooks, and Director of College Counseling Beth Ellis discussed Lincoln School's bold decision to move beyond the confines of the AP curriculum in order to provide a cutting-edge education built on deep inquiry, analytical thinking, and interdisciplinary learning.

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STEAM HUB FOR GIRLS: BREAKING NEW GROUND

STEAMSTORIES HISTORY IN THE MAKING: BLISS MATTESON ’63, ALUMNAE BOARD MEMBER

Bliss Matteson ’63 specializes in history, but with a generous gift to the STEAM Hub for Girls, her eyes are focused on Lincoln’s future.

“I’ve been connected to Lincoln for as long as I’ve been alive. I’m a lifer,” said Matteson. “So much of what I learned comes from my time at Lincoln. The truth is, Lincoln raised me.”

A self-proclaimed “history person,” she studied that discipline at Lincoln and Wellesley College, and, more recently, worked on cataloging Lincoln’s archives, juxtaposing where we’ve been with the forwardthinking ethos found on campus today.

“There’s such a great new energy on campus, so many new

ways of thinking that will pay huge dividends. We didn’t get to work with Legos and robots when I was there, but how I wish we did!”

Matteson’s commitment to the STEAM Hub for Girls, her first major gift to Lincoln, helps to ensure that current and future students are given access to what she calls “essential learning in today’s society,” which means not just teaching more science, math, and technology, but teaching those in concert with arts and creativity.

“A school that is prepared to teach these critical subjects, to make the space in the curriculum and establish a new space in the building, exposes generations of girls to these critical subjects—you can’t tell exactly how deep the effect will be, but you know it will be powerful,” said Matteson.

“I’m so excited to see Lincoln so strong, and I’m thrilled to be even a small part of that forward momentum.”

MINDFUL OF THE MATER: DIONE DICKENSON KENYON ’72, FORMER CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

“Lincoln put a lot into me: values, hard work, a lifelong pursuit of mindfulness, so it was no surprise to those who knew me that I wanted to give something back into Lincoln,” said Dione Dickenson Kenyon ’72, who spent only two years at Lincoln, but has been involved since graduation as a volunteer, board member (including chair of the board), and donor.

Having just retired from full-time employment, Kenyon and her husband Bill practiced the reflection she learned at Lincoln to reassess their commitments and priorities.

“We were in a time of life where you start to examine your commitments. My husband and I made provisions in our will to give to Lincoln, but after a lot of contemplation, that didn’t seem like enough. We wanted to see the impact our gift made, to ensure it was going to something we believed in.”

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And so they decided to give their estate gift now, for a project they know will pay visible dividends. For Kenyon, the STEAM Hub for Girls will stand as a manifestation of Lincoln’s long-term unofficial mission: to prepare young women for the world and work to solve a problem she saw firsthand in her career.

“It has always deeply distressed me to not see women rising in a lot of quantitative professions. The few women I’ve seen who went into science and math did so by sheer grit. It wasn’t encouraged. It’s time for that to change,” said Kenyon, who is hopeful their gift will allow Lincoln girls the freedom to pursue their interests in this dedicated facility.

“Lincoln taught me how to think, and my hope is this will help the next generation to learn the same,” said Kenyon.

“Ultimately, it’s a gift for the school, but it’s also a big gift for me and my husband. We get the incredible experience of being able to help change the face of Lincoln and, hopefully, the lives of its students.”

lincolnschool.org/STEAMhub

"If we can make the world a better place for girls and women, we can make the world a better place for everyone. so I'm honored to be a part of, and excited about [the sTEAM Hub for Girls] groundbreaking. But you know what? I'm honored and excited to be here every day. Because at Lincoln we're breaking new ground every day."

English Department Chair & Faculty Representative on the Board of Trustees Dr. John Minahan

TOTAL RAISED TO DATE $4,031,111

Each ďŹ lled box represents a generous gift to the STEAM Hub for Girls from our donor community.

$2 Million

Every investment makes a signiďŹ cant impact on the lives of our students and in the care of our campus.

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To learn more about making a gift to the STEAM Hub for Girls, contact Molly Garrison, director of advancement at mgarrison@lincolnschool.org or by calling 401-455-1168.

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An Innovative Curriculum Powered by STEAM NEW COURSES INCLUDE:

Introduction to Number Theory Memoir Writing

Environmental Science: Ecology, Sustainability, and the Future Philosophy of Science

Engineering and Design Emergent Technology

At Lincoln School, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Architecture, and Math) is about preparing our students for an interdisciplinary world, one that doesn’t define itself by subject matter. This dedicated space will be the home for 21st-century learning, in which students witness firsthand how art is present in science, nature in engineering, and history in technology, allowing them to learn without limit.

Our emphasis on STEAM is bolstered by a bold shift that moves our classes beyond the confines of the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. AP courses are yearlong, college-level classes, for which students learn a rote syllabus

and are then scored on a prescribed test, providing a very specific and narrow lens that leaves very little room for Lincoln’s hallmark innovation.

“We want to emphasize depth over breadth; we don’t want to be teaching to a test as a main measure of success for our students,” said Head of School Suzanne Fogarty.

Moving beyond the AP opens up new possibilities within the course catalog, providing the room for dynamic teaching and learning that matches the state-of-the-art STEAM Hub for Girls.

“With our decision to discontinue AP courses, we have positioned ourselves to provide an even more engaging and innovative academic experience for our students,” said Upper School Director Peter Brooks. “Moving forward, without the rigid constraints of the AP timeline and curricula, we will redouble our commitment to an academic experience that is founded on deep inquiry and employs a wide range of pedagogical approaches including project- and problem-based learning, student-driven research, and the contextualization of rigorous course content in real-world applications. This is an incredibly exciting time to be at Lincoln School.”

“My wife Anne and I love Lincoln school, always have, and admire the model of single-sex education because it helps build confidence in girls. when we learned about what students at Lincoln are doing today—engineering, architecture, coding, robotics, design thinking, and more— from Lower through upper school, we thought that was just incredible. Introducing sTEAM at such a young age is fantastic, and building the facility to take advantage of that momentum and give Lincoln a front face to the school, there couldn’t be a more worthwhile project.”

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Mike Szostak, whose daughter Kate Szostak Gerencser ’96 attended Lincoln and whose granddaughter Wetherly Gerencser ’34 is currently enrolled at Little School

NEWS LINCOLN in the

“Lincoln School and Sophia Academy Team up For Girls Hack the World Earth Day Hackathon”

“R.I. innovators: 11 trailblazers to follow in 2017” Suzanne Fogarty, head of the all-girls Lincoln School in Providence wants her students to experience people and places that extend well beyond their compfort zone.

“Hands-on science learning boosts girls’ confidence” “Lincoln School breaks ground on STEAM building”

“Providence 7th-grader is State Spelling Bee champion”

“Trinity Rep Announces Winners of Student Playwriting Competition WRITE HERE! WRITE NOW!” Bella Lillsebbas, Grade 10, studies at the Lincoln School in Providence, Rhode Island.

Her comedy, Catch 42, revels in wit as four moms confront their differences at an elementary school PTA meeting.

Read more at lincolnschool.org/news!

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CONFIDENCE BY DESIGN

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SPOTLIGHT ON: KATHERINE FAULKNER ’83

The walls of NADAAA, the award-winning Boston architecture and urban design firm, are disarmingly neutral, the monochromatic loft giving the impression of being a living, breathing blank canvas. Those walls encompass a hive of activity; NADAAA is a busy place, and the fruits of its labor surround the designers, architects, project managers, technicians, and behind-the-scenes people, as if to say, “Keep going; just look at what you’ve already done.” Small-scale models of soon-to-be landmarks grow out of glass-enclosed tables. Photographic patchworks of past and future projects cluster together on the walls, complemented by jutting 3D prototypes below, all of them physical manifestations of the art of progress.

The result is stunning. And one of the forces behind it all is Katie Faulkner ’83.

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Faulkner, a founder and principal of NADAAA, started the firm in 2011 with fellow architects Nader Tehrani and Dan Gallagher, when she realized that she wanted more control over her career.

“In architecture, there is no career path, no prescribed way to get from Point A to Point B,” said Faulkner. “It’s a self-designed profession. You have to build your own path, and you have to do it with clarity and intention.”

Faulkner’s path has led her straight to the top. NADAAA’s walls showcase several of the firm’s high-profile projects: the Melbourne School of Design building for the University of Melbourne; the University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design building; a dormitory that just broke ground in their backyard on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s East Campus in Boston’s Kendall Square; and plans for a section of Boston’s newly burgeoning Seaport District.

Though the projects she tackles vary, from designing furniture Down Under to building homes for hundreds in higher education, Faulkner attributes her achievements to one simple ingredient: confidence.

without judgment. I was inspired, focused, and excited,” said Faulkner. “It made me the ambitious person that I am. I credit Lincoln with all the good things that came thereafter.”

What came after for Faulkner was a career spanning two coasts, a family of four (“My only regret,” she joked, “is that my two sons won’t get to go to Lincoln.”), and eventually, being at the forefront of a career and industry she really loves.

“I love the challenge. I love the business component. I love the daily and weekly puzzle of working on a project, finishing the work, and delivering on our promises,” said Faulkner.

Despite the gender disparity in the field, Faulkner believes that architecture is a promising profession for women, perhaps particularly for Lincoln girls.

“Learn as much as you can and have plenty of different experiences. When girls get a great education like the one at Lincoln, it can only lead to confident women who are empowered to make choices, and become advocates for their own futures,” said Faulkner. “Whether it’s architecture or any other field, that’s what it takes to find the profession you love. That’s what it’s all about. You need to get out of bed every day and be excited about where you have to go.”

We can’t wait to see where Faulkner goes next.

“It’s all a confidence game. Design always has been,” said Faulkner. “You put yourself out there every day. You take risks. You defend your work. You have to get comfortable with failure in order to succeed.”

It’s a lack of that very same key quality that Faulkner suspects is at the core of the glaring gender disparity in the field. In the United States, even though nearly half of architecture school graduates are women, they make up only 18% of licensed practitioners.

“When you’re a female in this field, you are frequently the only woman at the table. There is no doubt it’s more difficult for women, that too frequently women are absent from leadership roles, that there aren’t many getting recognition beyond their gender,” said Faulkner. “In part, I think it’s because as women, confidence may not be something we grew up with. Being sure and proud as a girl wasn’t always allowed.”

Faulkner—who attended Lincoln School for Grades 10-12, graduated from Dartmouth College, and later got her MArch (Master of Architecture) degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design—found her academic confidence in the yellow building on the East Side of Providence.

“Lincoln has always had a history of academic excellence.

It’s head and shoulders above anything academically I’ve ever experienced. Because it’s all girls, when I was at school, I was honed into my work and able to pursue my interests

WITHIN THE LAST SIx YEARS, NADAAA HAS RECEIvED: Five Progressive Architecture Awards

The 2014 Holcim Award

Three Green Good Design Awards Numerous AIA, BSA, and other international awards A top three U.S. design firms ranking by Architect Magazine's Top 50 Firms for the past four years

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Lincoln School's Global Programs cross continents and cultural divides to bring learning to life. In partnership with the World Leadership School, Upper School students now have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on, real-world education in both India and Cuba. The India Program, now in its third year, gives students the opportunity to meet local women in Mumbai, visit a community center in Dharavi, and learn firsthand from the

THE WORLD young women of Chinchoti during their homestays. In the Cuba Program, students travel to the once forbidden country to chip into several community projects in Havana and viĂąales, learn from multigenerational families about the island’s vibrant culture, and make lasting connections through the universal language of art. No matter the destination, Global Programs bring Lincoln to the world and the world back to Lincoln.

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ASK AN ALUMNA

NANCY vAN TUYLE ’62

Where did you go to college?

Hobart and William Smith College for two years, then to New York University, where I majored in French Literature, followed by graduate work in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at SUNY Stony Brook.

Where do you live now?

Pasadena, California

What type of work are you doing?

My career in Molecular Biology started at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island and concluded at New England Biolabs in Ipswich, MA. I’ve retired, and am now involved with the Board of Directors for the Cancer Support Community of Pasadena, The Blue Ribbon of The Music Center in L.A., and The Council of The Library Foundation Los Angeles.

What's the best book you've read lately?

Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs

Who was your favorite teacher at Lincoln?

My Latin teacher Miss McDougal (we added a 4th year of Latin at the request of the Latin class).

What's the most enduring lesson you learned at Lincoln?

Critical thinking

If there was a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would star as you?

So Complicated starring Catherine Deneuve

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LYDIA ENGLISH ’09 Where did you go to college?

Carleton College

Where do you live now?

Ames, Iowa

What type of work are you doing?

I’m starting a Masters Degree in Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State, where I’ll be working on a project called STRIPs (Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie), to increase ecosystem services such as nutrient uptake, soil retention, and pollinator habitat on large-scale farms.

TOTAL LINCOLN ALUMNAE

BY STATE No alumnae 0-9 alumnae 10-24 alumnae 25-49 alumnae 50-99 alumnae 100-499 alumnae 500-999 alumnae 1000+ alumnae

What's the best book you've read lately?

Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Who was your favorite teacher at Lincoln?

Señora Campbell and Mr. Bagg.

What's the most enduring lesson you learned at Lincoln?

An all-girls setting gave me the confidence to grow into a woman who is industrious and independent, but also goofy.

I appreciate that balance.

If there was a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would star as you?

REBECCA RUFO-TEPPER ’92 Where did you go to college?

Tufts University, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching from Columbia and a Phd in Urban Ed from CUNY

Where do you live now?

Pleasantville, New York

What type of work are you doing?

I’m the co-executive director of the Institute of Play, a driving force in the STEM to STEAM movement. Our goal is to create a paradigm shift where instead of making students learn, teachers nurture students’ 21st Century skills and innate creativity, inspiring them to learn.

What's the best book you've read lately?

The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer

Who was your favorite teacher at Lincoln?

My Grade 6 English teacher Ms. Miller, (I still have the poetry book I made in her class.)

What's the most enduring lesson you learned at Lincoln?

Imagination and creativity are essential components of an education. I would not be where I am today if these were not valued and nurtured at Lincoln.

If there was a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would star as you?

Getting Things Done starring Amy Schumer

Moving, Digging, Growing starring Emma Watson

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1932-1944

Please share your news in the next issue of The Lincoln Magazine.

CLASSNOTES

1945

Class Scribe: Ann Cory Stevenson 945 Oxford Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292 email: annstevenson@verizon.net

Please share your news in the next issue of The Lincoln Magazine.

1946

Class Scribe: Lydia Edes Jewell 2435 S. Gaffey Street San Pedro, CA 90731 email: windgramma@sbcglobal.net

Not a lot of news from Class of 1946, but at our age, indeed, no news is good news.

Nina Prescott Godwin writes that she and Harold are still enjoying living in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which has become a large city in the many years they have lived there. Their children, grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren live close by, which is also "grand." They still inhabit the same house, which was built over 60 years ago. She also adds that her only living sibling, Bill Prescott, who at one

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time was Headmaster of Wheeler, still resides in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Kathy Harrington Pillsbury still lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts, but has moved into a condo. She is presently preparing for a huge family reunion there in honor of a grandson's wedding. They are gathering all together, including a granddaughter who is living in London after graduating from St. Andrews.

It is the first time they have all been together for many years. Sounds like the condo will be bulging at the seams!

I was very happy to reach Mary Young Jacobs in Barrington, and found that she is reasonably well, though does not travel as much as she would like.

Traveling at any age has become more difficult for all of us. I had heard the sad news of the death of her older twin sisters in March, and, of course, this has brought a profound change in her life.

They were all very close.

Janet Malone Bliss is doing well. No notable changes with her and her family.

She told me that Nancy McDowell Baldwin is not doing well, and is now in a nursing home in Providence.

As for me [Lydia Edes Jewell], life on the left coast percolates along at a pace I can manage pretty well. I am blessed with

Juliette Freeman Newcomb Gross ’47

As is true for every Lincoln girl, Juliette Freeman Newcomb Gross ’47 has a story.

Judy was a proud graduate of both Lincoln School and Smith College, and remained passionate about women’s rights throughout her life. Both adventurous and accomplished, she lived in the Bahamas, Maine, and Connecticut before returning home to Rhode Island after the death of her first husband, Peter Newcomb.

Professionally, she excelled in the hospitality, insurance, and banking fields, ultimately retiring as the vice president in the Trust department at Fleet Bank. It was through her work at the bank that she reconnected with her high school sweetheart, Frederick Gross. A Lincoln girl to the core, Judy was eternally curious about the world around her and always open to new ideas.

She was a true Lincoln legacy: her daughter, Marjorie Newcomb Asciolla ’78, three sisters, Bertha Freeman Davis ’38, Marjorie Freeman Dixon ’42, and Nancy Freeman MacLeod ’40, five nieces, and one great-niece all graduated.

The Nancy Freeman MacLeod ’40 Endowment for Early Childhood Education Fund, developed to honor her sister who served Lincoln as a teacher and director of the early childhood education program for 40 years, ensures their family’s kilt-clad memories live on.

A beloved mother, adored grandmother, generous aunt, kind cousin, and dear friend to many people, Judy passed away on December 12, 2016, leaving behind a community that misses her greatly, and an enthusiasm for life that will always be celebrated.

reasonably good health, for which I am grateful. I don't sail any more, but do get out on the water a great deal as the signal officer for our Yacht Club regattas, which I love doing. Only notable change in the family is my son's retirement after 31 years as a US Army pilot with two years of combat. He is now employed as an airline pilot.

1947 | 70th reunion

Dorothy Brier attended Lincoln Connections —an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

1948

Class Scribe: Margaret Monroe Normann 59 Highland Avenue New Hartford, CT 06057

Anne Mortimer-Maddox attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

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Class Scribe: Julia Paxton Barrow 13 Briarwood Circle Worcester, MA 01606 email: juliepbarrow@gmail.com

Dianne Butterfield Brosnan has successfully raised a grandson since he was three years old, but sadly has dealt with cancer over the years with four family members, including herself.

Gillian Fansler Brown has lived in New Orleans for 50 years and spends summers at her childhood summer house in New England. She has recently published some poems.

Condolences to Barbara Mirando Fazzano on the death of her husband.

Ann Bainton Hall said her husband was not well last summer, but she is fine. She has three grandchildren.

Sheila Horton Kennedy died during the past year. Her daughter has bought her house and lives there.

Brenda Low Mann met her husband when she was a senior at Lincoln, and he is still with her. His early retirement enabled them to quite literally travel the world. She still gets back to Providence sometimes to visit her brother on Blackstone Boulevard.

Jane Williams Marsello still enjoys playing cards. She sees Judy Macalister Gibson often.

Pat Chase Michaud has seven grandchildren, all married, and four great-grandchildren.

She is active in the Garden Club of America, judges flower shows, and was recently given a Certificate of Appreciation for being listed in the Smithsonian's Archives of

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American Gardens.

Condolences to Jo White Miller on the death of her husband in December. She has had various health problems herself, but is getting back to playing golf and tennis! She has 12 grandchildren.

Carol Waterman Sigg is well, though her life is somewhat restricted now by Hans Peter's lack of mobility. No more opera trips to New York.

Ann, the daughter of Betsy Streit Mulligan ’53, her husband, Greg Hirth, and their two sons, Thomas and JP.

Jean Ames Sturges is still involved in many activities, ranging from aerobics to League of Women Voters. She has two nearly grown grandchildren, and her daughter lives with her.

Grace Goodrich Ward is very fortunate to have three daughters who live very near her.

She is still working, writing grants for the Special Olympics.

Carolyn Kinney Wolcott is still married, still living in the same house after 60 years, and still driving!

Julie Paxton Barrow: I went to Lincoln for thirteen years, K–12, so it seems only right that I should be the class secretary for the past years. I so much enjoy my yearly contacts with you. For myself, my children and one grandson live so far away (Mexico and Baltimore) that I don't see them often enough. We manage two week-long visits each year. Best wishes to all of us geriatrics and stay well.

1950

Joan Ress Reeves returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

1951

Class Scribe: Diana Kane Cohen 85 Scrabbletown Road North Kingstown, RI 02852 email: dedekcohen@gmail.com

1952 | 65th reunion Class Scribe: Ann Winsor Doskow 2205 N. Villa Maria Road Claremont, CA 91711 email: doskpen@aol.com

Judy Murdough Rollinson and her husband,

George, returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence, a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

Frankie Streit Tripp died in April of this year.

She had been fighting Alzheimer's for a number of years. She will be greatly missed by all of her family and many friends.

1953

Class Scribe: Lee Newth Roberts 66 State Street; Unit 403 Portsmouth, NH 03801 email: lnr4@comcast.net

Lee Newth Roberts: Well, here I am in April 2017 deciding what news I should send off to Lincoln for our next Class Notes. Rod and I have had an unspectacular winter here in New Hampshire, with less than the normal amount of snow, although winter decided it was not truly over as yet and bestowed upon us between 5-8 inches of the white stuff on April Fool’s Day! It was an interesting experience for our California son, Brad, his wife, Margaret, and their youngest son, Reagan, during his college break when they arrived at Logan to find that spring was definitely not even beginning to think about April showers.Their visit was a huge treat, especially spending time with Reagan, whom we had not seen since our trip to Alisal Ranch in Solvang, California, during November of 2015. He and two other grandkids are still in college, one is in Grade 9 at Millbrook School, and three of them graduated this past year—a grandson, JF Roberts, an economics major at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a granddaughter, Lancy Downs, an art history major at Tufts University, and the third from the demanding engineering school, Colorado School of Mines. That last grandson, Rodney Bradford Roberts III, the son of Brad and Margaret and brother of Reagan, is a gifted electrical engineer and will be married this coming summer at a 33

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California vineyard to his fiancée, Samantha Zumbro, a geological engineering major at Colorado School of Mines, an upcoming 2017 graduate and the winner of a combined academic and athletic honor. Our granddaughter, Lancy Downs the Tufts graduate, was an art history major and This photo was taken the Class of 1953’s graduated both Phi Beta 50th Class Reunion in 2003. They are all Left: Lancy Downs, the granddaughter of Lee Newth Kappa and summa cum together at the new Middle School in which Roberts ’53 at her graduation from Tufts University. laude. Yes, we are proud of the Alumnae Luncheon was held that year.

Right: Reagan, the grandson of Lee Newth Roberts ’53 these three grandkids to Carla Wright Eaton ’53 and Lee Newth and an experienced deep sea diver, with his father and be sure. It seems as if all Roberts ’53 presented the class gift Lee’s son, Brad. our kids and their kids, the contribution on that exciting occasion. cousins are all very close, They were proud to have had will be there for the big participation from 98% of the class. family is my joy. I volunteer in the gardens wedding event in July, our at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, which I first grandchild to be marhave done for 17 years. Definitely a little children in a Quaker family, and was raised ried. Needless to say, both Rod and I are harder getting up and down to pull up those on the family farm in East Vassalboro. most excited about the wedding of these weeds!

Her sister, June Cates Rodis ’48, attended two college sweethearts. Next year, 2018, Brenda Sherman Merchant: David and I Lincoln before her, and her sister, Margaret will be the 65th Reunion for our Class of are doing well, basically, and we're looking Cates, taught third grade at Lincoln, while 1953. We’ll soon be discussing possible forward to a cruise of the Scandinavian her younger sisters were boarding students plans for that event if we are able to make countries this summer. at Lincoln. I remember that, in the boarding that happen. Let’s do hope that we will! department, Ann could be counted on to Martha Allen Walsh wrote with enthusiasm Janet Laing Hetterly writes that she play the piano for any occasion that might in February, after staying up late to watch enjoyed a great Christmas with her kids arise. She loved music, and her obituary the New England Patriots win the Super in California, and was now back in spoke of this and her talent as an organist Bowl in spectacular fashion. She was looking Connecticut and hunkering down for the and as a pianist and accompanist. She forward to watching the Patriots' parade winter. In the last Lincoln Magazine, the enjoyed singing barbershop music, and the next day. Marty and her husband spent photo of Jan and the lemur behind her in sang for years with barbershop groups. the week before Christmas in Aruba with the tree was taken on her trip to Madagascar, About ten years ago, Dorothy Bird Price their daughter, Katie, and her family, an island in the Indian Ocean off of the and her husband, Leighton, enjoyed attending something she thinks she may want to southeastern tip of Africa. This species of a competitive barbershop event in repeat in the future. lemur is found only on Madagascar. What Providence in which Ann sang. Ann taught Dorothy Bird Price: Here it is, the beginning a special treat for Jan to have seen one of school in several communities, and was of May, and we are back to bicycling for these particular lemurs. a federal postmaster in Smithfield and the season. We are planning a week of Beverly Steere Comber called me not so Vassalboro. biking next fall in France, with accommodations long ago, and we had a wonderful time Marilyn Broden Kenyon: I retired last year on a small barge. For two nights we will catching up with each other. She told me and am smelling the roses every day. I live be tied up in Paris on the Seine. A new that she has spoken on the phone to Sylvia on a pond, and love to watch the wildlife experience! Here in Plymouth, we continue Zweifel Rodgers a few times, as they are cavorting in the rites of spring as I raise to live on Halfway Pond and enjoy the both living in Vero Beach, Florida. Beverly the shades in the morning. I am looking wildlife, which includes nesting eagles. told me that she and her husband, Bob, are forward to the Sound waters warming up I still tutor English as a second language fine, and that she hopes to reach Sylvia enough for kayaking. through the public library volunteer in order to plan to have lunch together program, take piano lessons for my own Carol Johanson Lundin: I celebrated my before she and Bob drive back north to amusement, and enjoy two book groups.

80th birthday in Dubai (Very hard to believe Williamsburg, where they live in the winter.

Plymouth has a Town Meeting form of I have reached that momentous age!). My government with elected representatives. son, Steve, and his family live there, so I I am running for election this month for a spend part of the winter enjoying life with Please share your news in the next issue three-year term (I served in this capacity them. Lots of school activities with my of The Lincoln Magazine. about ten years ago.). Years ago I wouldn't grandsons, meeting friends, and enjoying have expected to be age 80 and see PRICE the sunshine. Dubai is a remarkable place. signs in the precinct!

A huge city of spectacular skyscrapers, Class Scribe: five- lane-highways, and people from Barbara Curit Thorp: I'm still happily in Dorothy Bird Price every country in the world. Outside of that Ithaca. In 2009, I retired from the 570 Mast Road excitement, I enjoy spending time with my Sciencenter that I helped build many, many Plymouth, MA 02360 daughter and granddaughters in Rhode years ago. I can't stay away, so I volunteer email: dorothybprice@yahoo.com Island and visiting my son and his family in our Animal Room, playing with the in Chicago. Life has quieted down, and my snakes. If any of our classmates head in Ann Cates Higgins was the youngest of 12

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this direction, they should give me a call: 607-257-2462!

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Class Scribe: Camille D’Ugo Pitocco 111 N. Berryline Circle The Woodlands, TX 77381-4818 email: granyof9@aol.com

For those of you I was able to contact, thank you for sharing your information. It was so enjoyable to catch up with all of you.

Susan Allan Nilsen is still very much involved in sports. Although she is no longer playing tennis, she is an avid golfer.

She enjoys playing Bridge, and volunteers with the Lake Association where she lives.

Susie has three step-daughters and five step-grandchildren.

Barbara Batty Brown is enjoying retirement.

She had been volunteering at hospice for 38 years. She took a cruise to Aruba. She also enjoys being with her 4½-year-old great-grandson, Tucker. Barbara keeps in touch with Caroline Coward Wood, Ann Godfray Parker, Sally Evans Blanchard, and Lorraine Louttit Hilton.

Brenda Bousfield is a passionate gardener.

She volunteers at a dental clinic one day a week, and also participates in exercise classes. She keeps in touch with Marie McCormick Pauwels.

Caroline Coward Wood and Sandra Moeller Peterson, along with their husbands, get together once a month. Cowie is retired.

She is writing a book about her experiences as a social worker. She has three sons and five grandchildren.

Mildred Dobbins Conlon, now retired, was a social worker, as well as a high school guidance counselor. She has three children and six grandchildren. Mitzi stays in touch with Beverly Browning Greig, Lorraine Louttit Hilton, and Ann Godfray Parker.

Jayne Floyd Kamin lost her husband five years ago. She has two children and five step-children, along with four grandchildren and six step-grandchildren. She also has one step-great-grandchild. She rents out four rooms in her rooming house, volunteers at a nursing home, and works with a bereavement group.

Ann Godfray Parker stays in touch with Beverly Browning Greig and Mildred Dobbins Conlon. She is retired, and has a daughter and son, as well as four grandchildren who are all in college.

Nelia Goff Dunbar is retired. She has four grandchildren. Her grandson, Charlie, attends Lincoln School. Nelia stays in touch with Marilyn Palmer Helmholz.

Anne LaFarge Culman lost her husband a

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year and a half ago. She has two sons and one granddaughter. Ann is retired from a philanthropic foundation that gives grants to a project for Baltimore City. She enjoys a full cultural life.

Katharine Langdon, although retired, is very busy as a hospice volunteer. She is also involved in exercising, yoga, and children’s portraits. Kitty substitutes at a nursery school, and sings there once a week.

She has one son, two daughters and four grandchildren. She is also in touch with Marilyn Palmer Helmholz and Sally Evans Blanchard.

Sandra Moeller Peterson has two sons and one granddaughter who is in graduate school majoring in Middle East Studies.

Sandy is retired and still enjoys playing tennis.

Marilyn Palmer Helmholz remains friends with Kitty Langdon and Neila Goff Dunbar.

Frances Trumbull Webb took up watercolor painting, and will have a showing in May 2017 in Boston. Her husband designs wood furniture. She has three children and seven grandchildren.

Your scribe, Camille D’Ugo Pitocco, and her husband, Vic, are looking forward to their 55th wedding anniversary in May. Vic and I remain very active. He plays golf, attends our local community college, and plays piano as a volunteer at four retirement centers. I went back to work as a substitute teacher after the death of our youngest son in 2002. For the last four years, I have been a permanent substitute at an elementary school. When I am not in a classroom, I work with Special Education students. My oldest son, Bill, became a Deacon of the Catholic Church three years ago. My three daughters, Pamela, Vicki and Melissa, stay busy working and caring for their families. Vic and I have seven grandsons, three granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.

I spoke briefly with Carolyn Sharp Brodsky, Susan Waterman Brown, Martha Hatch Davis, and Carol Alexieff Hilton.

Our 60th Reunion attendees were Mildred Dobbins Conlon, Nelia Goff Dunbar, Katharine Langdon, Marilyn Palmer Helmholz, Caroline Coward Wood, Lorraine Louttit Hilton, and Ann Godfray Parker.

Some attended the luncheon or dinner, some enjoyed going to a silent meeting.

Others went to an art show or a history class. Nelia and her grandson, Charlie, posed for the Lincoln Legacy photo. All enjoyed being at the reunion.

On a sad note, the following classmates are no longer with us: Joanne Crouter, Sylvia Longo McInnis, Leslie Gourse, Sandra Weigner Brown, Amy Godfrey Earle, Margaret Nelson MacIntyre, Sandra

Jamie Scola, the son of Jane Arcaro Scola ’57 and Bernard Scola, his wife, Jessica Scola, and their daughter, Addy Scola. They live in Seattle with their yellow lab, Max.

This painting by Carol Cummings ’57 is titled “Alone and Fearful with Faith”.

Rosenquist Kahn, Edith Pilkington Caprio, Carole Kenworthy Elsbree, and Nancy Garden.

1957 | 60th reunion

Class Scribes: Betsy Horton Ingraham 84 Hood Avenue Rumford, RI 02916 email: behome2@aol.com Jane Arcaro Scola 11 Bluff Road Barrington, RI 02806 email: jascola@cox.net

Jane Arcaro Scola: Having finally survived the winter and several flu-related illnesses, I am excited to enter the spring and summer months ahead. Bernard and I are hoping to welcome our son, Jamie, and his family for visits from their home in Seattle.

I am anxious to plan return trips to the Northwest. Thank goodness for FaceTime, videos, photos, cards, and letters, which keep us well-connected and bring us great joy.

Betsy Horton Ingraham and I have been discussing ideas for our upcoming 60th

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Suzy Dimmitt-Rosprim ’59, Jane Ingraham MacCloskey ’59 and Susan Lynch Ruddy ’59 enjoy a reunion in Spring 2017.

Reunion...can it be possible? Lincoln is planning many events for Alumnae and Reunion Weekend on September 15 and 16. We are hoping to welcome our ’57 classmates at the school during that weekend. We feel that having our Reunion event there will give us all a chance to be together, while also enjoying visiting the Lincoln campus, reconnecting with other alumnae, and meeting staff and students. Many of us have not seen our classmates or the school in many years, and this weekend will give us an opportunity to do just that and much more. You will be receiving more information about the weekend from the school, as well as from Betsy and me. In the meantime, feel free to call, email or write to us with your questions and/or your news. We are always happy to hear from you.

A telephone call from Susie F.R. Kenny in Toronto brought news. Susie “had a lovely get-together in Staffordshire with pupils that she taught there 50 years ago.

I also saw in Leicester Cathedral the very impressive tomb of Richard the Third (as in Shakespeare) on a recent trip to England.”

Connie Almy McGill: It is always nice to hear from Lincoln. Life in Texas is good.

We don’t travel as much, living life in the slow lane. Darwin will be 86 in August, and is blessed with good health. I continue to play in my card clubs, Bridge and Canasta, but I really enjoy playing Duplicate. I have been accumulating Master points recently! Our blended family are all well, busy with their professions and raising our grands and great-grands. Regards to all.

Jane Legsdin McLeod: My adult children are fine, two sons and their families live here in Tallahassee, my daughter and her husband live three hours away in Ocala.

My married granddaughter, her husband and their awesome 18-month-old (my great-grandson) just moved to Jacksonville, three hours away. So I travel to both. I would like to consider coming to Reunion, but since I was in Rhode Island last summer, I will wait and see how things go. I keep very involved with volunteer ministries and grandkids.

One is going into senior year at FSU, one is going into senior year in homeschool.

The younger two are homeschooled and in 4th and 7th grade. They grow up and we grow old. How did that happen? Many days I feel 40, and other days older than I am.

Debbie Jordan Grant and Betsy Horton Ingraham have met several times for yummy Art Club lunches and chats.

Debbie writes now, “After many years of moving from place to place, mostly in the New York area and a brief stint in Pasadena, California, we have been happily ensconced in Newport, Rhode Island for the past 15 years. Since our two girls (each with two boys) are far afield—one in Palo Alto and the other near Chicago, we travel mainly to see them. However, once in a while we indulge in a “grown up” trip. Life is good.

I garden, paint and am involved with local organizations. We also have two very spoiled poodles who keep us busy. It’s been fun to connect with Lincoln after many years, and to see the positive progress the school has made. It is most impressive.”

Vicki Bachman Williams writes that she “continues to participate in a book club that reads primarily classics. Recently, we enjoyed The Forsyte Saga, and now we are reading Sinclair Lewis’s satirical 1935 political novel, so eerily timely and relevant now. Charity crocheting, rooftop gardening, a women’s support group, and many family events with my two children, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, plus spouses and partners keep me busy.”

Betsy Horton Ingraham: A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who responded to the very late email soliciting news. Email surely does help. I believe there are many more of you who have such an address and we do not know it. Please do let Lincoln, or me or Jane know. A friend and I are planning a trip in July to some National Parks: Canadian Rockies, Glacier, Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. I continue volunteering one morning a week at St. Mary’s Home for Children, and am privileged to now work on the Board of Directors. I also serve as a library Trustee for the City of East Providence. I also have discovered a wonderful new group of friends who walk a two mile loop every day, even in the rain sometimes. Walk and talk therapy is the best!!

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Class Scribe: Suzanne Young Murray 33 Peaked Rock Lane Narragansett, RI 02882 email: symxmas40@gmail.com

stimulating teachers—all as a day student and not a dungeoned boarder on the third floor. I was struck by the transformation of my depressing dorm room into an intriguing section of the Art department—uplifting!

Marilyn Gill Geti ’59 sent a picture of her daughter, Sarah Isabella, and granddaughter, Kaila Jacques, taken last summer at her home on Block Island.

Martha Curit Hough ’60 with classmates Georgia Smith Regnault ’60 and Sharon Doherty Kersh ’60.

Betty Grossman: I'm sad to share that Miguel Leibovich, my partner for 28 years, died from congestive heart failure on February 9. When we first got together, I wondered if I could keep up with his adventurous spirit and readiness to enjoy it all. But Miguel's warmth propelled me; we had a wonderful run. I am determined to continue his loving embrace of life.

Carol Cummings: I received a heartfelt invitation from my granddaughters, Caroline Sweeney ’17 and Mary Sweeney ’19, to attend the 2017 Grandfriends Day at Lincoln. I was circumspectly intrigued by the name Grandfriends Day and not Grandparents Day. My beloved father died when I was eight, and subsequently his absence had ongoing lonely, sorrowful events in store for me: Father-Daughter Dances, Father's Day events and more.

My outstanding mother passed 13 years thereafter, thus Grandparents Day for my children was non-existent. In the true Quaker tradition of ultimate love with friends and family, it is so beautiful to include a grandfriend where parents and grandparents are not available.

On my Grandfriend Day at Lincoln, I loved what I experienced to the degree that I would like to be in a new uniform, in the now intellectually creative Lincoln, with young,

I loved attending the dynamic classes with my girls and meeting their kind, sincere teachers and friends. The Art Showcase was versatile, strong, and so individually creative. I look forward to attending the 2018 Grandfriends Day.

1959

Class Scribe: Judy Austin 24 Widgeon Lane Westport, MA 02790 email: merryjudy41@gmail.com

In early May, Jane Ingraham MacCloskey met up with Suzy Dimmitt-Rosprim and Susan Lynch Ruddy in San Francisco, where the two Susans have been meeting for the past six years. It had been 53 years since Jane had seen Suzy, and probably 20 since she had visited Susan in Alaska. She wrote, "Non-stop chatter and laughter, some somber moments, but mostly simply picking up where we had left off those many years ago. Having started our friendship in preprimary at Lincoln, we had a lot of shared memories. We were able to spend a little time with Suzy's son, Chad, and to meet the adorable nine-month-old daughter belonging to him and his husband." They all enjoyed a fabulous meal in a great Bay Area restaurant before Susan flew back to Alaska, Jane headed for Bend, Oregon, and Suzy headed back to Grass Valley, California.

Jane and Craig had a fun six weeks in the Morro Bay Area on the Central California Coast, reconnecting with the ocean, great seafood, good wineries, great hikes replete with wild flowers, and fun golf courses.

They had to cancel a long-anticipated and well-planned trip to Australia and New Zealand last winter. Bob and Judy Austin had hoped to meet them in Auckland, but Craig had a medical issue which they all hope will soon be resolved.

Carolyn Savoie O'Neill is doing well with her second knee replacement. She was allergic to the first one because it had too much nickel in it. She is still showing her nationally ranked mini Wirehaired Dachshunds.

Marilyn Gill Geti sent a picture of her daughter, Sarah Isabella, and granddaughter, Kaila Jacques, taken last summer at her home on Block Island. She writes, "Sarah is a realtor with Randall Realtors, based in Wakefield, Rhode Island, and Kaila resides in Massachusetts when she isn't traveling.

I continue in Redding, Connecticut, spending much time outdoors with my husband, Nick —working in the garden, walking, or on my

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bike—and indoors in the kitchen cooking.

I am active in my church and in a book group, and have enjoyed mentoring a Cambodian child these past three years at a local grammar school. Recently, I have spent time making my views known to our representatives in Washington. This month, Nick and I go to Virginia for Garden Week, and we will bike and tour the Shenandoah Valley. I enjoy visiting family in New Hampshire and on Block Island. Time goes by very quickly. My fondest memory of Lincoln is the feeling of well-being that it created around me."

Beverly Kirwan Levinson passed away on March 22, 2017 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Class Scribe: Jackie Savoie Medina 13 Stryker Lane Clinton, NY 13323 email: jamedina@hamilton.edu

Penelope Reed Doob passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Family and classmates wrote letters in honor of Penelope.

Tom Reed (Penelope’s brother): We were surprised by the speed of Penelope’s exit. I think some sort of infection tipped her into a very destructive delirium. At least the end came with merciful speed, though, and she seemed to be comfortable in every way.

I arrived in Toronto soon enough for her to know I was there, and the last words I was able to make out were “I love you” — in response to my having said the same.

She was a wonderful sister, and how she adored Lincoln. It was always clear to her that the school, its teachers, and her friends there established the strong platform on which the rest of her rich and varied life was built. Among her bequests (I think it’s safe to tell you) is a sum to support the Latin program there. Sound like her?

The family has decided that donations in Penelope’s memory might be directed towards The Parkinson’s Foundation, The Humane Society, and Public Broadcasting (PBS or NPR). All were organizations in which she believed and which she supported over the years.

Karen Anderson Chalfen: Hello dear friends — I received a call yesterday from Penelope’s caregiver in recent years, Gregory, with the sad news that she had passed away on Saturday. As you may know, she had valiantly battled Parkinson’s Disease for a number of years. Gregory said that she had been hospitalized for a couple of weeks, the first for tests and the latter in peaceful palliative care according to her wishes.

There will be memorial services—dates not yet announced—in Toronto and at beautiful

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The family of Liliane Fulconis Guiriec ’61 gathered together last Easter.

Camp Pemigewassett in New Hampshire, co-owned by her family for three generations. She spent summers there, directing an annual Gilbert and Sullivan production. I had the pleasure a couple of summers ago of flying to Toronto and driving her down to Pemi, just the two of us—and her two beloved Himalayan cats—for two days. I’ll cherish the memory of our wide-ranging conversations and frequent laughter during our “Thelma and Louise” road trip.

As you know, Penelope was awarded Lincoln’s Distinguished Service Award.

For affirmation that she so deserved the award, please visit the Legacy Site and the Canadian National Ballet site to read the many tributes to our classmate.

Gregory told me that flags at York University were lowered to half-mast to mark our friend’s passing and to honor her service there. Last spring, I attended a reading at Wellesley College with Pico Iyer and Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient. I had spoken with Pico Iyer at a previous reading, and was delighted that he remembered me and introduced me to Michael Ondaatje, who taught at York University, Penelope’s academic home.

She was so pleased to hear that I had met her friend, “Michael used to just pop into my office and chat.” I can only imagine the depth and richness of those chats. I shall so miss our exceptional classmate.

Martha (Cookie) Curit Hough: So many memories of Penelope...I know this was the name she preferred and I certainly respect that, but there is a place in my memory where she will always be "Penny"— a classmate with extraordinary intellect and above average abilities in the classroom, on the athletic field, and on the proscenium stage. She was just simply outstanding.

She could sing, dance, and understood Shakespeare better than any of her classmates! That said, I will forever remember the last time I saw Penelope.

It was when she received the Alumnae Association's Distinguished Service Award; 38 so well deserved in recognition of her many,

many academic, artistic, social, medical, scientific and ethical accomplishments.

The broad differences in our school and life experiences seemed not to matter at all.

In spite of her illness and the limitations her pain demanded, she remained the strong, elegant, thoughtful, witty, and erudite woman that she was destined to become.

It was a lovely Reunion, and I think she really enjoyed being back at Lincoln. She received the award with exceptional grace, perhaps inspired by her abiding Lincoln memories of the formative power of "love, loyalty, and lowliness." Penelope, rest in peace. We will never forget you.

Georgia Smith Regnault: Thank you so much for letting us all know about Penelope’s death—as you well know from the loss of Peter, Parkinson’s Disease, and anything resembling it, is such a debilitating sickness. But I was grateful to read her brother Tom’s comments in the guestbook on Legacy.com, and to hear that her final moments were listening to Bach. Such a brilliant yet creative mind—a combination not found that often. And we of the Class of 1960 knew that way back when we had the privilege of knowing Penelope.

Martha Kay Mann: “It has been a while since we wrote, but hoping this note finds all of you well. Our thoughts and prayers to one and all over the passing of our classmate, Penny. Again, we are fine. We love traveling and volunteering. Our move to a life care community almost four years ago has proven to be one of the best moves we have ever made. We have an amazing staff which is here to support 400 residents, including independent living, assisted living, nursing home and memory care units. It is pretty interesting that, having worked in non-profit, we also choose a non-profit life-care setting. So for now, we come and go in independent living, but the day will come when we will be on campus more—to enjoy the many activities they have to offer. We both sit on committees here that we both enjoy. I sit on the Master Plan Task Force and the Buildings and Grounds

Committees, using much of my experience gained in 28 years at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. I was very flattered recently when the Art Committee here asked that I exhibit my photographs as the Featured Artist for a three-month period. The reception was lovely, and the photographs have been warmly received.

I will be completing 16 years as a Master Gardener this fall, which qualifies me as a Life-Member. We still garden somewhat, but enjoy the challenges of continuing education in several fields. Fall brings about my work with Homeland Security, working to keep everyone safe at the International Balloon Festival. There are several events that I participate in for Community Emergency Response Teams in Albuquerque and in our East Mountains and, as I write this, I am presently involved in the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. We both love to travel, and we figure that it is a good way to learn about history, cultures, and the people and animals of the world. In addition, Phil plans a road trip within the USA each year—lots of fun! We have completed seven continents, 80 countries and 21 time zones.

We remain optimistic about the future, and know we have been blessed in our lives and that someone is definitely watching over us. So there are no complaints at all.”

This has been a sad time for our class, but I hope that our next column will have more cheerful news from everyone. The only bit of fun that I (Jacquelyn Nancy Savoie Medina) have to share is that my husband, Jeremy, and I, and another couple will be off on a trip from Prague to Berlin at the end of May. Next week, Jeremy and I will be singing Verdi’s Requiem in a Masterpiece Chorale group...timely right now with the death of Penny.

Sharon Doherty Kersh and Martha (Cookie) Curit Hough visited with Georgia Smith Regnault while she was in Hilton Head.

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Class Scribe: Sherry Gardner Cameron 9543 E. Cavalry Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85262 email: thecamerons@prodigy.net

Pamela Halewood Morse went to London and Paris twice last year, and walked 50 miles in five days on her second trip to Paris. On the first trip, she introduced her grandson, Teddy, to the Catacombs, which everyone enjoyed. Pamela also volunteered for Election Protection at the polls.

Carol Fish Scott took time off from work last year, and spent two months in Panama during the winter. She is now back with the Providence Housing Authority, teaching ESOL to immigrants and residents who are eager to learn.

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Class Scribe: Nancy Robinson Van Tuyle 192 S. Orange Grove Boulevard; #302 Pasadena, CA 91105 email: ntuyle@sbcglobal.net

Aidan (13) and Sebastian (9), the sons of Kristin Mellen ’61’s daughter, Eliza.

Anne Elder McCormack wrote from Texas that she and Hal left their home in Northern California in mid-April in their motor home for a trip around the country that they had been thinking about doing for years. They have stopped at state and national parks along the way before heading to Florida and then up the East Coast. They will eventually return home via the northern route. Their grandson, Quinn, is now a year old. They keep up with their family using FaceTime while they are traveling around the country.

Sherry Gardner Cameron and her husband, Dave, keep busy, but do miss having our grandkids close by. They manage to visit them in North Carolina whenever possible.

They are looking forward to a road trip to visit Zion and Yellowstone National Parks in May.

Fran Bodell shared how her days at Lincoln influenced her life: “Lincoln prides itself in preparing young women to be leaders and face challenges--large and small. When I was a senior, so many years ago, we had an ethics class with the headmistress, Mary Louise Schaffner. It was mostly a discussion group that addressed current events. As we picked through the details of a particular question, it became clear that the ethics of a question are complicated, with many costs and benefits to be weighed. It was sobering for teens who often have little patience with finding the gray between the black and white. And it was a tremendously valuable process that has served me well throughout my lifetime.

Liliane Fulconis Guiriec reports that three of her grandchildren are now 18 years or older. She sent in a family picture that was taken last Easter.

Martine Roland Matzke is celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband, Rob. The whole immediate family will meet in Telluride, Colorado in July for hiking, golf, tennis, etc. Later in the year, Rob and Martine will spend three weeks cruising, starting in Barcelona and ending in Venice. “We continue to ski, hike, bike, camp and sail in the beautiful state of Colorado."

Nancy Robinson Van Tuyle: Since our last bulletin, Marty and I spent a fabulous week at the end of the summer season on Nantucket Island. Marty had never been there, and I hadn’t been there in 40-plus years. We bicycled every day, working off the lobster rolls. I still “commute” between Pasadena and Chicago, as Marty is a tenured professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine. His field is drug discovery, and he has two start-up drug companies.

Neurokine Therapeutics is moving slowly forward. Company number two is yet to be named. Both companies have drugs in development relating to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and some orphan CNS diseases.

When I’m not in Chicago or in Pasadena with Marty, I get back to the D.C. area about every other month to be with my two daughters and only grandson, Ryan, now four. I have to say that four is a magical age.

One of the highlights of my year, every year, is the Blue Ribbon Children’s Festival. Over a three-day period, the Blue Ribbon hosts 18,000 fifth grade students at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a free performance.

This year it was the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.

By the time this bulletin is out, Marty and I will have traveled back to Basque Country.

This time we will stay in Bordeaux and St. Jean de Luz. We loved this part of France and northern Spain last year; and we loved Nantucket so much last year that we have rented a house for a family vacation in July.

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Class Scribe: Mary Whitaker Taber 8 Maynard Street Westborough, MA 01581 email: marytaber88@gmail.com

Fayre Curtis Stephenson: I am just finishing up my fifth year as minister of the Norway Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist (UU), in Maine. We are the

oldest continuously operating Universalist Church in Maine. The Norway UU church community is a treasure, and I am grateful every day that the congregation called me to be their minister. Norway church people take care of each other, and also are very active in social justice issues - a nice balance for a spiritual community to have. They also sell their maple syrup and goat cheese on Sundays after church.

Sometimes I feel like Vicar of Dibley in a very positive sort of way. On the Sundays I preach in Norway, I also preach at First Universalist Church, UU, in West Paris, about ten miles from Norway. It is another sweet church group, though less active.

I like the life of a minister—the mix of the scholarship for sermons, crazy committee meetings, and giving pastoral care. This life is too satisfying for me to retire just yet.

Norway is in the lakes region of western Maine. I bought an old farm house (1807) and some land, and plan to stay after I retire. Country living seems to agree with me. My children and grandchildren visit me in the summer and on school vacations, and at various times we are avid fishermen, swimmers, hikers, snowshoers, and sledders, depending on the season. I also have become something of a kayaking fanatic. I have joined the Oxford Hills Ukulele Group (OHUG) and Community Sing, both of which meet at our church.

I have made some dear friends along the way. And I love working on my house inside and outside. Last year, I asked for a pile of gravel for my birthday and I got it!

Gravel is the gift that keeps on giving.

Among its many benefits are physical fitness and a smoother driveway.

I have about a third of the pile left to fill in the ruts from this spring's mud season.

I was very sad to miss our class's 50th Reunion. I think I had a wedding to do. I'm hoping we might rally in 2018 for our 55th.

I would love to see you all again!

Faith Jackson Parker: After 46 years in the securities business, I retired from Morgan Stanley in January. We'll spend summers in Vermont and winters in Vero Beach, plus general travel and travel to see my two kids and six grandchildren in the Washington, D.C. area. Life is full of tennis, golf and other outdoor activities, traveling to Italy this June and Asia next January. Healthy at the moment, despite the usual orthopedic issues with knees and shoulders, thanks to lots of activity and too many birthdays.

Mary Whitaker Taber: My news in 2017 started off with a blissfully relaxing week in St. John with Lizzie Freeman and her husband, Roly! In March, I spent a family week in Siesta Key with Sarah and her honey, and Emily and her husband, Chris, and their girls, ages 2 1/2 and 10 months!

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Lincoln played a very significant role in shaping who I am today; and I am proud of that person. Lincoln stretched the borders of my mind and taught me to embrace the adventures the world has to offer. A legacy gift was important to me to ensure the gift of Lincoln continued to touch lives for a long time to come.

Patti Samors Benton ’75

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THINKING AHEAD.

You can leave a lasting legacy at Lincoln for much less than you might imagine.

Here are a two options worth considering:

MAKE US PART OF YOUR FAMILY.

A gift through your will or estate is a gift you can make that costs nothing today yet helps generations of Lincoln girls in the future.

GIFTS OF APPRECIATED SECURITIES.

Donate appreciated securities directly to Lincoln. Pay no capital gains tax and receive a charitable tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the shares.

NAME LINCOLN SCHOOL AS A BENEFICIARY OF YOUR IRA

The IRA Charitable Rollover provides an excellent opportunity to make a gift during your lifetime from an asset that would be subject to multiple levels of taxation if it remained in your taxable estate.

Contact Molly Garrison,

Director of Advancement, at mgarrison@lincolnschool.org or 401-455-1168

So great to all be able to play together! While we were there, Susanna (my sister Sally Whitaker ’66's daughter) gave birth to her second child, Callum, who joined his sister, Ainsley, aged three! Wonderful news for all of us! These vacations were helpful respites during a busy winter at my job as director of a central Massachusetts pastoral counseling agency. We had lost two key therapists earlier in 2016, and I spent a lot of time in speaking engagements, applying for grants and in a hiring process that ended with three new hires. I love my work, but am happy to have it be less intense! This June is my 50th (yikes) Reunion from Skidmore College, and I am on the Reunion Committee and looking forward to it immensely!

My other ongoing joy is seeing my two small granddaughters weekly Addy and Grace, soon to be three and one. Such fun! My life has many blessings in it.

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Class Scribe: Deborah McMillen PO Box 63 Eliot, ME 03903-0063

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1966

Class Scribe: Deborah Devaney Barton 14 Echo Drive Barrington, RI 02806 email: devaney@jedbarton.com

Our 50th Reunion weekend was held in late September and was a great success, with 18 in attendance for most of the events. The school offered class visits and other forums to revisit the place we all shared so many years ago.

Speakers, students, and particularly Suzanne Fogarty, Head of School, were all very well-informed, excellent speakers, and unquestionably enthusiastic about life at Lincoln School.

Friday’s luncheon gave us our first opportunity to sit together and chat.

That night we convened at the Yacht Club in Jamestown for a fun buffet dinner that Karen Estes had arranged. A hostess on several fronts, Karen had a number of our

class’ boarders staying with her in Jamestown.

Saturday started with a brunch, discussion groups, and concluded with an all-class cocktail party in a tent on the lawn, followed by individual class dinners. We had a great dinner in the Living Room, which gave us lots of privacy and plenty of room to roam around and catch up with everyone. LOTS of laughter bursting through the closed doors!

The class gift was generated by asking members to contribute to Lincoln in memory of our seven deceased classmates. We had donations from everyone attending and several who could not come, and additionally, some of our non-graduating classmates. It was a very generous and heartwarming esponse.

It was wonderful talking to everyone, such an easy camaraderie to fall back into. We shared news from several who could not come due to distance or conflicts. The greatest disappointment universally was regarding those who didn’t come or respond with news. You were missed! The following is a list of our attendees:

(Mary) Flair Bogan (RI), Mary Jane Brower Benedetto (NJ), Debby Devaney Barton (RI), Barbara Edwards Diamond (ME & AZ), Karen Estes (RI), Pat Gifford (RI), Marsha Hood Borden (MA), Anne Kelleher Fisher (MA), Heather MacLeod (RI), Sylvia Malm (VA), Becky Northey (NY), Debby Ohler Hinman (NH), Barbara Salmanson (NY), Janet Savoie Winters (TN), Beth Sawyer Fitzgibbons (RI), Debbie Sistare (MA), Pam Vose Voss (NH, MA, GA)

News and well wishes to everyone was sent from:

Nancy Ball Ratner (IL), Andy Bonte Arcuri (FL), Marie Bowes Rodier (CA), Maralyn Chamberlain Fowler (WI), Mary Delano (CA), Susan Eastwood Ashton (AZ), Cherie Gallison (MA), Libby Mengel Bricker (VT), Kim Miller Evans (CO), Nancy Muenchinger (France), Pat Noon (FL), Muffy Scott (WA)

Missing Class Members:

Mary Pierce, Georgie White Johnson, Wendy Davis, Meri Storti Deceased:

Chris Howard Doppke (unclear), Nancy Krause Hymes (2013), Becky Neal (unclear), Linda Paley Franklin

I sure enjoy keeping up with classmates on Facebook, and seeing what you are up to.

Robin Wax Wolf has moved to Florida and has an adorable grandson, Connie Dean and I both love corgi's, and on and on…

Malina and Sam Polanski, the grandchildren of Margie Barrett Holzman ’69.

(2014), Bobby Wells Johnson (2009), Sally Whittaker (2002), Evi Zuckerberg Gottdenker (2003)

Mary Flair Bogan, Patricia Gifford, Marsha Hood and Heather MacLeod returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

Elizabeth Sawyer Fitzgibbons joined fellow alumnae and current Lincoln students in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a service project to assist refugees.

1967 | 50th reunion

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1968

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1969

Class Scribe: Karen Wells 5620 N. Hudson Street Portland, OR 97203 email: taf@gci.net

I [Karen Wells] was fortunate to have a visit on Mother's Day with Margie Barrett Holzman, and her husband, Steve, as they passed through Portland on a vacation to the Oregon and California coasts. We could have talked for hours, but they had to start driving. Very fun to see them. I am still enjoying Portland, and getting used to a new location and new scenery. As I look back, I can't believe I actually moved. It was a big deal!

Congratulations are also due to Laurel Davis Huber for receiving The Independent Publisher Book Award, Silver Medal, for best first book for The Velveteen Daughter.

Allison Dillon-Kimmerle wrote: “After 15 years of boarding school admissions, I have just hung my shingle as a boarding school consultant. Business is slow, but working for myself is wonderful. We have relocated several times within the past five years - in and around Vermont and New Hampshire but are committed to finding a place in New Hampshire in which to hunker down and enjoy eventual retirement. Saw Nancy Carney in Westport a few months ago.

She is great, still a practicing physician and working like a trojan to renovate her wonderful farmhouse in Westport Harbor, Massachusetts. By the way: I have recently found a link to the fascinating work that Gogo Ferguson is doing. Her jewelry and life path is intriguing. It was by a very odd co-inky-dink that I found her: a Connecticut friend mentioned that she'd read an article in Coastal Living magazine about a jewelry maker who did interesting work. Come to find out it was Gogo!

Small world!” Thanks for that gem, Allison, and congrats, Gogo.

Debbie Davis Gedney wrote: “Retired from operating room at Newport Hospital in March. Taking care of three grandchildren: two one-year-olds and a four-year-old. Still teaching yoga and tai chi, and gardening with two labrador retrievers! Getting ready for heirloom tomato business to begin!”

And you call this retirement. Thanks, Debbie

It was very nice to hear from Kim Metz Allsup: “My latest news is about my book, A Gift of Wonder: A True Story Showing School As It Could Be, which will be published by Lindesfarne Press this summer. It took me forever to write this while teaching. It’s the story of my first six years in the classroom. Here is a bit from the back cover :

Is education the filling of a bucket or the lighting of a fire? In today’s predominant educational environment, where high-stakes testing and anxiety reign, it’s clear that the goal, although implicit, is to fill buckets.

Kim Allsup would like us to start lighting fires, to stop treating children like empty buckets. Funny, poignant, moving, relatable, and finally, life-affirming and hopeful, this memoir shows the way to an educational approach that is worthy of childhood: one rooted in wonder.

I hope some of you will read it. I would love to hear your thoughts on the future of education and the role of wonder in school.

Can you remember moments of wonder at Lincoln?” Congratulations, Kim! Gail Eastwood-Stokes has been at it again: “After three years with no book news, I'm

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excited to announce that I've just released (as of May 15), an essentially new book—it's a heavily revised and expanded edition of one of my old Signet Regency romances, The Magnificent Marquess. Books feel kind of like children: we send them out into the world and hope they do well! Other than that, I'm still in Exeter, Rhode Island, still working. Besides books, the next closest thing I have to any grandkids is my son Matt's 32' C&C sailboat, something of a family project. If anyone is around this summer and would like a day trip to the beach in Little Compton with me, just let me know—invitation is open! I hope to see lots of classmates at Roz's in August.”

Congratulations, Gail!

Antoinette Van Zabner wrote: “Just a quick note to tell you that my year was very, very busy with teaching in the conservatories of Udine, Milan, Naples and Rome. Alongside my work on the Fulbright Commission, my teaching at the University in Vienna, and additional bureaucratic responsibilities, I have a Viennese salon that keeps me busy entertaining guests from the States. On a sad note, I lost my mother in February, but am comforted to know that my son and I spent the last two days of her life with her in hospice in Providence.

The farewell was graceful, moving and good. I look forward to seeing you all this summer!!!” Thank you Antoinette, and condolences on the loss of your mother.

1970

Class Scribe: Mary Counihan Livingston 60 Wharf Street Nahant, MA 01908 email: mdlivingston@comcast.net

Amy Leeds attended Lincoln Connections —an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Donna Paolino returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar. Noorjahan’s presentation to the community was made possible by the Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund.

1971

Class Scribe: Charlotte Matteson 10 Maize Drive Charlestown, RI 02813 email: charrmat@verizon.net

Sarah Chambers, Jane Palestine Jamieson, Pat Sapinsley, Barbara Sadick and Priscilla Warner attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New

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Classmates Chris McCulloch ’78, Elizabeth Barksdale Walker ’78 and Greta Gustafson ’78 met up for a “mini-reunion” with Cynthia Hyatt Shorris ’78.

York City. Meredith Vieira also attended, moderating a panel discussion with the Grade 8 students.

1972 | 45th reunion Class Scribe: Ann Burkhardt 2507 University Avenue HI 030, Occupational Therapy Des Moines, IA 50311 email: ann.burkhardt@drake.edu

Cynthia Gammell Sadler, the principal at Guiteras School, hosted Brianna ’22 and Drew ’23 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

1973

Jane Meissner Sharfstein joined fellow alumnae and current Lincoln students in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a service project to assist refugees. Judith Engle Clifford also participated, serving at Rosie’s Place in Boston.

Jane also returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

1974

Kathleen McNally Saville: My book, Rowing for My Life: Two Oceans, Two Lives, One Journey, about my ocean rowing journeys was recently published by Skyhorse/Arcade Publishing. I did a book reading and signing event at Books on the Square on June 10.

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The “mini-reunion” for the Class of 1978: Christina McCulloch Ardente ’78, Deborah Chace Toulan ’78, Victoria Salvo Bruce ’78, Kathy Accola ’78, Lydia Chambers ’78, Lisa Robinson Schoeller ’78, Elizabeth Barksdale Walker ’68, Wendy Curtis ’78, Susan Elson Mills-Neale ’78, Carrie Trowbridge Law ’78, Greta Gustafson ’78 and Cynthia Hyatt Shorris ’78.

1975

Class Scribe: Patricia Read Brissette 162 Terrace Avenue Riverside, RI 02915 email: mthope1@aol.com

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1976

Alisa Robbins Doctoroff hosted Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 at her home in New York City.

Allison Chernow attended the event.

Allison—along with Stephanie Delponte ’06, Farida Khan ’84 and Toby Tucker Peters ’91—is also starting a series of events for New York City alumnae. They will kick things off in October with a book group discussion of Peggy Orenstein’s Girls and Sex, which was selected by Head of School Suzanne Fogarty.

Ana Marsden Fox, the executive director of the State Ballet of Rhode Island, hosted Sophie ’20, Madeline ’20, Anna ’22 and Lauren ’23 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

Daphne Georas Meredith joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

1977 | 40th reunion

Class Scribe: Diana Carney Caty 1 State Street Guilford, CT 06437 email: diana.caty17@gmail.com

Joan Mathieu-Tate and Catherine Syner Shaghalian ’96 served as alumnae hosts

in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a project to help refugees alongside current Lincoln students. oan also sat on the community panel that kicked off the day, engaging in a discussion with students on the services needed by refugees in the area.

1978

Class Scribe: Cynthia Hyatt Shorris 19 Kingsbury Street Wellesley, MA 02481 email: cshorris@gmail.com

Cynthia Hyatt Shorris: I have spent the last few months writing children's picture books. I have not submitted any for publication yet. Hopefully by next year I will have. On another note, I got back in a crew boat on the Charles River last year.

The feeling of gliding along the water with the breeze in my hair sure brought back memories! It wasn't quite the same though without all the partiers on River Road cheering for us!

We had a mini 1978 reunion in November.

Christina McCulloch Ardente, Deborah Chace Toulan, Victoria Salvo Bruce, Kathy Accola, Lydia Chambers, Lisa Robinson Schoeller, Elizabeth Barksdale Walker, Wendy Curtis, Susan Elson Mills-Neale, Carrie Trowbridge Law, Greta Gustafson, and Cynthia Hyatt Shorris attended. We had a great time, and it was so awesome to see Greta after all these years.

Lydia Chambers attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Jennifer Considine Mauran: I am a grandmother to Madison Grace, who is 15-months-old. I will have a new grandson

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Angelic Missaghian Shea '79 and Linda Lecht '79 practicing the fine art of the selfie in Naples, Florida.

Class Scribe: Liz Glassie Doucette 7 Touro Park West Newport, RI 02840 lizgdoucette@gmail.com

Angelic Missaghian Shea '79 on the beach in Naples, Florida. in June. I lost my father in February of this year.

Lorraine Patti Levine joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

Robin Lightman Granat: I am still the director of a senior living community. I live in New Jersey with my husband and two young adults who are graduating from college.

My son is graduating from University of Delaware, and my daughter from the Mass College of Art and Design. I recently got back into choral singing and figure skating.

I'm having a blast with both. I am still in close touch with Norma Lodge Miner.

Norma Lodge Miner: I have returned to playing competitive tennis, some days with better results than others! :)

Elizabeth Barksdale Cooper: I have just joined Residential Properties as a sales associate in the Barrington office. I am very excited! It has been a challenge finding an agency I am comfortable with. I work with Chris McCulloch Ardente. I still continue to teach drawing, painting, and sewing each afternoon out of my house. All is good!

Ellen Reeves: A favor. For my next book on how to do what you want to do, I’m looking for questions you or others you know have about taking the next step in your lives and careers.

What I’m finding as I talk to people is that many are looking to move out of a job/ career/volunteer focus they don’t find fulfilling, to change focus completely, to figure out how to use time meaningfully after retirement or once kids have left the nest, to monetize what they love to do or raise money to do it, to negotiate a raise or title change, or to re-enter the workplace voluntarily or because of a change of circumstance (lay-off, death, divorce).

But they don’t know how to start or how to reach out to use a network like the Lincoln Alumnae Association or their college/ professional/community network. At our age, they may fear age discrimination, lack confidence, and need help presenting themselves. Some don’t know what they want to do, but some do and somehow feel they can’t do it. If you send me a question or let me know what’s stopping you from doing what you want to do, I’d appreciate it, and am happy to answer the question if you’d like! Thanks! ellengordonreeves@gmail.com

Liz Glassie Doucette '79 and her family (right to left): Paul, Liz '79, Dee '09, Sander, Liz's mom, Phyllis, and her mom's beau, Jack.

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You know you're desperate in the scribe sense when you find yourself counting an out-of-office message as a submission.

Abigail Littlefield is apparently on leave from her position as Professor of Natural Science at Landmark College in Vermont with only intermittent access to email.

That tells us a lot, actually. It's great to know where Abigail is (or isn't) at this moment!

There was a submission of sorts from Pam DiPiro as well. In response to my quest for news, she asked if I knew of any cheap summer sublets in NYC for her daughter Sarah, who is an undergrad at the University of Michigan and has a summer internship with Mediavest. Pam asked as she knew my son Sander and his bride Nancy live and work in New York. So, you see? Even the simplest response has the power to deliver.

Linda Lecht: Angelic Missaghian Shea and I barely have mastered the art of the selfie.

We were together in Naples, FL, and tried to take this pic on the pier. The other pic is of Angelic on the beach. It was a beautiful day!

Angelic's dad sadly passed this summer but her mom is still making the trek to Florida for the winter. Angelic and her youngest daughter were visiting. Her youngest will start college in the fall. (I can't believe we are old enough to have children who are basically adults!) I'm still living in Miami and running The Education Fund, a non-profit that works to improve our public schools. One of our latest ventures—Food Forests for Schools—recently won an NBC Award. My daughter will be a senior at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this

fall of 2017 and needs a job when she graduates May 2018.

Her interests are: corporate finance, start-ups, or management consulting. Any Lincoln alums who are willing to interview her should feel free to send me an email at llecht@educationfund.org.

She is quite interested in working in the Northeast part of the U.S., including R.I. where my sister still lives. And if anyone is coming to Miami, please drop me a line and we can grab a Cuban coffee!

Sara Low: This March I was elected President of the United States Croquet Association, the governing body for the sport of croquet in North America. It seems almost everyone plays or has played croquet, whether the backyard version with 9 wickets and boundaries and rules that vary at every home to the six-wicket varieties played at croquet clubs, country clubs and homes—socially or competitively.

I play American Six-Wicket croquet competitively, but there is also Golf Croquet and Association (International) Rules Croquet. Tomorrow I travel to Palm Springs, California for the last days of the MacRobertson Shield, an international tournament played once every four years between the top croquet-playing countries.

Think Olympics on a much smaller scale.

Esoteric as the sport is, there must be

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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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by Mary Lioce-Narvell, Class of ’75

recently returned to Lincoln School. As I approached the familiar red door, I succumbed to a moment of introspection. I looked to the impressively gnarled tree on the lawn where I had been named a Frances E. Wheeler Scholar and I suddenly felt unimpressive myself. I wistfully thought, “I don’t think I ever fulfilled the potential I had when I was here.”

Having just turned 60, I had been battling a sense of youthful promise fleetingly lost. It was small compensation to learn my dotage now qualified me for free rides on my local London bus routes. Even the grocery delivery man’s insistence that I didn’t look a day over 47 did not reassure me. (It did prompt me, however, to phone his manager and counsel this driver should immediately be retired for lack of visual acuity.) Was age making me face a sobering reality—in marrying young and following my husband in pursuit of his profession, had I surrendered my personal potential? Could a woman achieve individually as a member of Team Husband and Wife?

My path out of Lincoln had been early decision admission to Wellesley College where my experiences did not differ greatly from those mocked in the film “Mona Lisa Smile”.

With a major in Art History and a minor in Philosophy, I commenced with an honors BA but within weeks had also earned an “Mrs.” My husband and I embarked on futures in Boston—he an actuary and I training in interior design— until a personnel agent mistakenly judged fluency in German qualified him for a job in Belgium. Thirty-eight years later, I remain a “trailing spouse” partnering his international insurance career through Switzerland, Bermuda, and the UK.

At first, I envied my Lincoln and Wellesley peers whose arena was the boardroom, while mine had been relegated to the bathroom. My achievements were convincing plumbers that the “robinet” or “Wasserhahn” (faucet) needed repair. Nor was I enjoying high foreign language scores when I hilariously delivered my cat’s biopsy sample to a lab for human tissue (why WAS the admission form asking for the pet’s height and profession?) Work permit restrictions made continuation of my profession virtually impossible. Miscarriages

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intervened to force the sober reality motherhood would not be my alternate vocation. How had I sunk from ambitious Lincoln dreams to this “I Love Lucy” mundanity?

Yet those mournful days of accepting corporate spouse as my career soon morphed into a form of PhD. International domiciles were a classroom in multiple cultures. Navigating life overseas strengthened my resilience. Volunteer work tested a different sense of commitment. There was an emboldening freedom in realizing my definition of worth need not come solely through paid employment. More surprising, I found a vicarious joy in acting as a supportive player in my husband’s professional advancement. Basking in his reflected glow proved a warming spot in which I began to flourish. As a result, and most important of all, I lost the selfish focus that my future could only find successful fruition answering a single siren call. Viewing my marriage as a two-horse harness, I learned we could pull more weight acting in gear and travel further than alone. The contribution of each makes the whole. A journey shared can be far more fulfilling.

Still, learning during my visit of the fabulous opportunities offered to Lincoln students today, that uneasy feeling of underachievement percolated within me. The innovative mixture of international exposure (Cuba, India), local educational partnerships (Brown, RISD) and career preparation courses (the new STEAM Hub) made me yearn to don my tartan uniform again, assuming it would fit! And yet I found myself suggesting that faculty might address another lesson in preparing young women in a curriculum for life. A Lincoln education can champion the individual’s resourcefulness and determination without minimizing the achievement of goals reached in partnership with others and shared with a greater community. Playing a role in an ensemble production is no less powerful or riveting than a soliloquy. Aren’t some of the best performances delivered by confident women in the supporting actress category?

No matter what one’s personal goals, somewhere along the route to them will be the necessity to collaborate, compromise and share. But it need never diminish You. Leaving again through the red door, I realized maybe I had been bold as the new school motto encourages. Perhaps it was partly because I was confident enough to link my dreams to my husband’s that I achieved a potential of personal fulfilment and enrichment beyond my childhood dreams. Thank you, Lincoln for reminding me I needn’t be wistful after all.

Lincoln girls who play. I welcome all comments from Lincoln girls: hoopsnflies@msn.com. Hope to see you on the courts!

Elaine Christelis Sardella: I wish I had something to say but there is nothing exciting in my life to report.

Maybe next time! Imagine - 2 more years and it will be our reunion. I won't say which one, as that is when I feel old!

Giving Back Across Generations: An Alumnae Day of Ser vice

That counts, Elaine, and we all know the feeling!

Let's just pretend it's the 25th reunion again and again, shall we? Or maybe the 5th?

Speaking of big scary numbers, Liz Glassie Doucette and hubby Paul celebrated their 30th anniversary this past year as well as the 80th birthday of Liz's mom.

They/we also celebrated the marriage of son Sander to his longtime and totally terrific GF Nancy at Fort Adams State Park in Newport. Daughter Dee, Lincoln ’09, earned a Masters Degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA.

That's all for now, folks. Please send YOUR news anytime, in any way, and I promise to make the most of it.

1980

Class Scribe: Donna Pillsbury 20 Sylvester Street Barrington, RI 02806

1981

Class Scribe: Margaret Hall Donabed 47 Backriver Road Hingham, MA 02043 email: mdonabed@gmail.com

Stephanie Kelly Albano, Melanie Lutz Anderson and Lisa de Medeiros Morris joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service. Mih-Ho Cha Neenan, who began the program in 2016, hosted the Boston service project with Ellie Cutler Rineck ’06.

Mih-Ho, who also attended alumnae events in Providence and New York City this spring, will take on a new leadership role for the 2017-18 school year, serving as the President of the Alumnae Board and sitting on the Board of Trustees.

1982 | 35th reunion Class Scribe: Beth Barton Rondeau 36 Salisbury Road Barrington, RI 02806 email: abrondeau2@gmail.com

Samina Arif joined fellow alumnae and current Lincoln students in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a service project to assist refugees.

Lee McEnany Caraher writes: My second book The Boomerang Principle (Routledge) came out on April 11th. It’s based on the premise that companies that encourage former employees to return have a strategic advantage over those that do not. The Boomerang Principle is all about creating great

“The great thing about volunteering your time is that the time is never wasted,” said Heather Baer ’86, who, with her 12-year-old daughter, recently participated in Boston’s Alumnae Day of Service at Rosie’s Place. “Seeing the world through that lens is a critical part of developing as a human being.”

It’s not the first time the duo has volunteered together—their family frequently gives back to different organizations in a search for inspiration through doing good—but their visit to Rosie’s Place on May 18 was unique. It was the first time since graduation that Baer had become involved with Lincoln, and her first chance to introduce her daughter to her alma mater.

“I loved reconnecting with Lincoln women. I’ve had the misconception that events weren’t applicable to me because I’m not who I was in high school, but it was the exact opposite. I had a wonderful time with women that were more like me than I’d imagined,” said Baer.

Rosie’s Place, which helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity, and find security in their lives, struck a chord with Baer and her daughter.

“It’s a great place, and a wonderful way for my daughter to see what needs a disadvantaged women might face and how she can help. She absolutely loved it,” said Baer. “We’d both jump at the chance to participate in the Alumnae Day of Service again. I hope there are more opportunities like this to introduce Lincoln to the next generation.”

Thank you to our alumnae hosts as we expanded this program to four cities!

Bay Area Juliana Raimondi '99

Boston Mih-Ho Cha Neenan '81 Eleanor Cutler Rineck '06

Chicago Abbey Canning '09

Providence Joan Mathieu-Tate '77 Catherine Syner Shagalian '96

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Katie Welch McDonald, the CEO and owner of bnourished, hosted Victoria ’19 and Maya ’21 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

company cultures that deliver awesome results and great work experiences. In other news, my older son Michael just finished his first year at St. Olaf, Liam will be a junior in HS, Pete is still making a big difference for special needs families and Al, our cat, is still blind and in charge.

I hope you all can find some space in your busy calendars to come back to Providence for our 35th reunion on Friday, September 15th and Saturday, September 16th. It would be great to catch up!

Wishing you all a fabulous summer and hope to see you in the fall!

Your faithful scribe, Beth Barton Rondeau ’82

1983

Seasoned architect and design leader, Katherine W. Faulkner is a principal and founder of the Boston-based firm NADAAA. WS Development is overseeing the redevelopment of the 23-acre Boston Seaport Square. Katie’s firm has been asked to be the lead architects on the project, along with the landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, and the planning firm Sasaki. She also joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

1984

Sue Cook participated in Lincoln School’s celebration of International Women’s Day on April 5, leading a workshop for current students.

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Farida Khan is joining with Stephanie Delponte ’06, Allison Chernow ’76 and Toby Tucker Peters ’91 to start a series of events for New York City alumnae. They will kick things off in October with a book group discussion of Peggy Orenstein’s Girls and

Jean Rhee attended Lincoln Connections— an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

1985

1989

1986

1990

Lisa Mackey, the president of Lisa Mackey Design, hosted Christina ’21 and Izzie ’22 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

Perry Goff Buroker ’87 and Antonia Petronio Zubiago ’87 celebrate at the Moses Brown swim banquet with their sons, Ben and Peter.

Emma ’21 and Raye ’23 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring. Amanda has also joined the Alumnae Board for the 2017-18 school year.

Class Scribe: Inga Sullivan Russell 76 Orchard Valley Drive Cranston, RI 02921 email: i.russell@cox.net

Heather Baer and her daughter joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

Kathrin Pagonis Belliveau will take on a new leadership role for the 2017-18 school year, joining Lincoln’s Board of Trustees.

Whitney Doherty attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

1987 | 30th reunion

Perry Buroker and Antonia Petronia Zubiago celebrate at the Moses Brown swim banquet with their sons. Ben is a freshman and Peter is a junior and they have been swimming together on the team for three years.

1988

Class Scribe: Catharine Millard Cromwell 649 Hope Street Bristol, RI 02908 email: cara.cromwell@gmail.com

Shareen Zaki Knowlton, the director of education at Roger Williams Park Zoo, hosted Sydney ’19, Sloane ’21 and Phoebe ’22 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

In December, Shady Side Academy appointed Sophie Glenn Lau as Head of Senior School. Leading up to the permanent appointment, she served as Assistant Head and interim Head at the respected private school in Pittsburgh.

Sophie Glenn Lau’s husband Peter (former Lincoln faculty member) is Head of the Upper School at Sewickley Academy.

Amanda Davitt McMullen, the chief operating officer at Meeting Street, hosted Lily ’17,

Class Scribe: Maribeth Colton 2301 Bransley Place Duluth, GA 30097 email: mbnickell@jacabee.com Amy Toll Bono, a manager at MEDITECH, hosted Jasmine ’19, Pelumi ’22, and Ruby ’22 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

Kristin Braga, a vet who owns Island Veterinary Services, hosted Lexie ’21 and Petra ’21 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

Marney Cumming McCabe and Megan Murray Craigen ’93 joined Head of School Suzanne Fogarty at the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Conference, where they gave a presentation entitled, “Women in the Global Economy: Girls’ Schools Leading the Way!” Marney has also joined the Alumnae Board for the 2017-18 school year.

1991

Class Scribe: Stacey Ingraham Loscalzo 174 N. Pleasant Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450 email: staceyloscalzo@yahoo.com

Toby Tucker Peters is joining with Stephanie Delponte ’06, Allison Chernow ’76 and Farida Khan ’84 to start a series of events for New York City alumnae. They will kick things off in October with a book group discussion of Peggy Orenstein’s Girls and Sex, which was selected by Head of School Suzanne Fogarty.

Stephanie Snow Rambler attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

1992 | 25th reunion

Class Scribe: Jody Baldwin Stone 16 Somerset Street East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: jodybaldwinstone@gmail.com

Rebecca Rufo-Tepper attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

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1993

1999

Megan Murray Craigen and Marney Cumming McCabe ’90 joined Head of School Suzanne Fogarty at the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Conference, where they gave a presentation entitled Women in the Global Economy: Girls’ Schools Leading the Way!

Juliana Raimondi served as an alumnae host in the Bay Area for Alumnae Day of Service, leading a project at The Unity Council.

Class Scribe: Hyla Kaplan Rosenberg 818 N. 24th Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 email: hkaplan@fragomen.com

1994

Molly Shabica attended Lincoln Connections —an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Class Scribe: Sarah Young Collins 1 Signal Ridge Way East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: scollins@colemanrealtors.com

2000 Gaia Cornwall ’97 reading her book Jabari Jumps! to her young baby.

1995

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Nicole Lucca Griffis 5804 Post Road; Apt. 8 East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: nlgriffis@gmail.com

Hillary London took center stage at Lincoln School’s Spring Benefit on May 6, serving as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.

Catherine and Allison also returned to campus on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar. Each of these women will take on a new leadership role for the 201718 school year, as Allison will join the Board of Trustees and Catherine will serve as the First Vice-President on the Alumnae Board.

1997 | 20th reunion Class Scribe: Sarah J. Hull 1875 Mintwood Place NW; Apt. 40 Washington, DC 20009 email: sj.hull79@gmail.com

After taking a six-year hiatus to raise three kids, Mari Marchionte Bianco is about to finish her second year back teaching Grade 8 English. Mari teaches at Gulf Stream School in Gulf Stream, Florida, where her twin boys are in second grade and her daughter is in pre-kindergarten. She and her family will be in Narragansett for the summer (June 17-August 18) and as always, would love to reconnect with anyone who is in RI.

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2001

1996

Catherine Syner Shaghalian and Joan Mathieu-Tate ’77 served as alumnae hosts in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a project to help refugees alongside current Lincoln students. Allison Gelfuso Butler also joined in the event, serving at Rosie’s Place in Boston with fellow alumnae and friends.

Class Scribe: Bronwyn Roberts Preston 96 Bracken Street Cranston, RI 02920 email: bronwynarr@gmail.com

Nicole Lucca Griffis with her husband Dylan live in East Greenwich their two-year-old son Lucca, and their Boston Terrier Bodie. Nikki teaches second grade at The Learning Community Charter School in Central Falls.

Two-year-old Lucca Griffis playing in East Greenwich with his mom Nikki Lucca Griffis ’01.

At the end of March, I [Sarah Hull] had my first solo gallery opening of an art show entitled Counterpoint at Washington’s District of Columbia Art Center in Adams Morgan. Using silk thread and cotton ground fabric, the eight pieces in the show explore the natural variation that occurs with repetition. It was great to share the opening evening with family and friends, including Kate Allen. The show closes on July 16, so if you find yourself in DC, hope you can stop through.

In other exciting artistic news, as Gaia Cornwall and her husband emerge from “baby haze” her picture book Jabari Jumps was published by Candlewick Press and is doing well. She is looking forward to visiting schools and conferences around the country this year—including the Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors right here at Lincoln. Perhaps Gaia will see some of you there!

1998

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Kara Paolino Marchionte returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence, a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar. Kara introduced Noorjahan before her presentation to the community, which was made possible by the Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund.

2002 | 15th reunion Class Scribe: Claudia Crowell Incandela 300 N. End Avenue; Apt. 6C New York, NY 10282 email: claudiacrowell@gmail.com

Lindsey Wilkinson Gurry married in October 2016, and recently bought a house in Abington, MA. Currently, Lindsey is a clinical research nurse and certified diabetes educator at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also working towards obtaining her masters degree from Regis college to become a family nurse practitioner with plans to specialize in endocrinology and diabetes. Outside of work, Lindsey has found a passion for weightlifting, yoga and spin classes.

Lindsey writes, “I don't get back to Providence very much but it still has a special place in my heart and I miss it.”

Claudia Crowell Incandela attended

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event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar. Alana’s connections helped bring Noorjahan to Lincoln, and she also participated in the school’s celebration of International Women’s Day on April 5, leading a workshop for current students.

Justine Rodriguez Waterfield: We had the pleasure of welcoming our third child, Willow Aisling to our family on September 16, 2016. At six months she is getting her own personality and is already starting to say a couple words.

2004 In October 2016, Lindsey Wilkinson ’02 and Matthew Gurry tied the knot!

Class Scribe: Lauren Hittinger 326 Thames Avenue Warwick, RI 02886 email: lhittinger@gmail.com

Lee Moretti returned to campus in May with fellow alumna Gaby Sherba ’06 as part of the 2016-17 Alumnae Speaker Series.

Lee spoke to the Middle and Upper School students, and their band, The Furies, played to a rapt audience during the assembly.

2005

Ashley Blais, Bari Fredericks and Ruthie Furman joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service. Hannah Hines also participated in the event, joining fellow alumnae and current Lincoln students in Providence for a service project to assist refugees.

Caroline Spencer attended Lincoln Connections —an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

2006

Willow Aisling, the bright baby of Justine Rodriguez Waterfield ’03.

Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Katherine Schneider joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

2003

Sasha Fujimoto Chapdelaine joined fellow alumnae and friends at Misericordia in Chicago on Alumnae Day of Service.

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Alana Esposito returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special

Class Scribes: Caroline Canning 300 Berry Street; Unit 622 San Francisco, CA 94158 email: cqcanning@gmail.com

Anna Coon email: anna.r.coon@gmail.com

Caroline Canning will take on a new leadership role at Lincoln for the 2017-18 school year, serving as the Second Vice-President on the Alumnae Board.

Stephanie Delponte is joining with Allison Chernow ’76, Farida Khan ’84 and Toby Tucker Peters ’91 to start a series of events for New York City alumnae. They will kick things off in October with a book group discussion of Peggy Orenstein’s Girls and Sex, which was selected by Head of School Suzanne Fogarty.

Ionie, the daughter of Ianthe Hensman Hershberger ’02 at the beech tree after school.

Ianthe Hensman Hershberger’s daughter, Ionie loves The Little School at Lincoln.

Ellie Cutler Rineck and Mih-Ho Cha Neenan ’81 served as alumnae hosts in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service, leading a project at Rosie’s Place. Ellie also joined the Alumnae Board for the 2017-18 school year.

Gaby Sherba returned to campus in May with fellow alumna Lee Moretti ’04 as part of the 2016-17 Alumnae Speaker Series.

Lee spoke to the Middle and Upper School students, and their band, The Furies, played to a rapt audience during the assembly.

2007 | 10th reunion

Kathryne Downs attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Jane Pleskunas joined fellow alumnae and friends at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Alumnae Day of Service.

Kate Ramstad, the finance director for Friends of Gina Raimondo, hosted Elise ’20 and Sienna ’22 as part of the LincUp2Learn career-mentoring program in the spring.

Kate also joined the Alumnae Board for the 2017-18 school year.

2008

Class Scribes: Brie Haseotes 774 East 5th Street; Unit 3 Boston, MA 02127 email: ghaseotes@gmail.com

Ana Sophia De Brito 44 Webb Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 email: a.s.debrito@gmail.com

Ana Sophia De Brito returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

2009

Ruth Bodell and Chelsea Berry attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Abbey Canning participated in two important Lincoln programs this spring— the Alumnae Speaker Series and the Alumnae Day of Service. She returned to campus in February to spend time with the current students and present on her time at the Chicago Sports Commission, and in May, she served as an alumnae host in Chicago for Alumnae Day of Service, leading a project at Misericordia.

Rachel Kerzer and Haley Nevers attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

2010

Class Scribe: Melia Lamb 450 K Street NW; Apt. 302 Washington, DC 20001 email: lambm16@gmail.com

Stacy Sahagian attended Lincoln Connections—an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

2011

IN MEMORIAM

Chantelle Ward, an intervention coordinator and research assistant at Miriam Hospital, hosted Isabella ’17, Clarisse ’19 and Isabel ’21 as part of the LincUp2Learn careermentoring program in the spring.

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2012 | 5th reunion

Class Scribes: Emma Osmundson 1025 12th Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55414-2303 email: emmajosmundson@gmail.com Hannah Zawia 1897 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02445

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2013

Class Scribes: Brooke Buckett email: buckettbrooke@yahoo.com

Sherry He 9 Irving Avenue Providence, RI 02906 email: sherry.hechenxue@gmail.com Maggie McNamara 23 Catlin Avenue Rumford, RI 02916 email: magmc714@gmail.com Carla Thillet email: carla.thillet@gmail.com

Brooke Buckett graduated with honors this May from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science & History. She recently earned her real estate license and is working as a REALTOR® at RE/MAX River's Edge in Barrington.

Rachel Ford attended Lincoln Connections— an event for Lincoln alumnae and the Class of 2021—on April 27 in New York City.

Caroline Lippincott ’13 was a four year member of the Connecticut College Varsity Squash team and served as the captain this past season. Caroline was named to the 2017 NESCAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team. The team is composed of one student-athlete from each institution for each sport that the conference sponsors.

Honorees are selected by the players and coaches from their respective teams.

The NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team recognizes student-athletes from each varsity sport who have demonstrated

1932 - Helen Stilson Hardin (05/23/2017) 1939 - Martha Young Williams (03/04/2017) 1945 - Eleanor Atwater Byers (03/20/2017) 1945 - Aroostine Riddle Kiehl (11/13/2016) 1946 - Rosamond Drown Jettinghoff (02/26/2017) 1947 - Juliette Freeman Gross (12/12/2016) 1947 - Ann Jenney Tilson (06/03/2017) 1949 - Nancy Lou Noyes (02/01/2017)

outstanding dedication to sportsmanship.

These student-athletes exhibit respect for themselves, teammates, coaches, opponents and spectators. They display sportsmanship, not only as a participant in their sport, but also as a spectator and in their everyday lives. Through their positive actions and example, these studentathletes inspire others to adhere to the quality of sportsmanship that the NESCAC and the NCAA endorse.

2014

Class Scribe: Emma Peloquin 78 Dana Street Providence, RI 02906 email: emhh454@aol.com

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2015

Class Scribe: Rhianon Eleoff-Edwards 387 Washington Road Barrington, RI 02806 email: redwards@newschool.edu Olivia Small 72 8th Street Providence, RI 02906 email: liv.livsmall@gmail.com

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2016

Jane Addington-May returned to Lincoln on April 4 for Connection Over Cocktails, a special event for alumnae and friends preceding “Afghan Women and the Global Fight Against Gender Based Violence,” a talk by women’s rights advocate Noorjahan Akbar.

Rachel Briden joined fellow alumnae and current Lincoln students in Providence on Alumnae Day of Service, participating in a service project to assist refugees.

2017

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1952 - Mary Streit Tripp (04/25/2017) 1954 - Dorothy Lloyd Drummey (02/19/2017) 1955 - Ann Cates Higgins (01/12/2017) 1958 - Katherine Clark (01/09/2017) 1959 - Beverly Kirwan Levinson (03/22/2017) 1960 - Penelope Reed Doob (03/11/2017) 1970 - Candace Hill (12/27/2016) 1973 - Nancy Kilbane (05/15/2017)

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