Alumnae/i Stories
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Serving Up Love in Wyndham
"We had a self-uniting marriage on campus in the sunken garden in April 2018, our senior year. BMC was a great environment for us both, for me as a queer woman and for Liam who is trans masc." - Rose Kooper-Johnson '18
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Started Off Sorting Keys, Ended in Love
"This day no love potion, no pre-made gifts, no eye contact across the room or campus. This time it was 8 hours, 2,000 keys, and her and I." -Julius Honey '18
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Love Under the Rock Arch
"Maybe kissing under the Rock Arch on our first month anniversary was magical all along."
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Finding the Right Pulso
"My first memory was seeing Nori skipping down the hallway. I saw her and felt little butterflies, seeing HER for the first time." - Martely Carrera '18
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Alexa Lebrón-Cruz '22
"While the literature primarily focuses on how dominant group members use essentialist beliefs to oppress others, there is a pocket of research looking at how subordinated group members used essentialist beliefs as a tool for empowerment."
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Gabrielle Farrell '12
"The culture at Bryn Mawr: the Honor Code, being able to trust your neighbor, standing up for the little guy ... it does inspire and motivate me to keep going."
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Molly Seavy-Nesper ’12
She describes the College as “a gift of four years where I could focus on myself and my friendships and my academic interests. … So by the time that I was out in the ‘real world,’ I was already fully formed, and I wasn't going to change because of patriarchy.”
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Euna Park '14
Don't let the comfort of having a cushion prevent you from growing. Experience isn't just a matter of years you've worked; it's what you've learned and how that can change where you go moving forward.