Notable Alumnae
- Catherine Brewer Benson, first woman to earn a college degree
- Neva Jane Langley, Miss America (1953)
- Kathryn Stripling Byer, poet and teacher; 2001 North Carolina Award in Literature and North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2005–2009
- Toni Jennings, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
- The Soong sisters, significant political figures in early 20th Century Chinese history
- Phaedra Parks, Entertainment attorney and star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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