Posted on: Fairfield County Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/FairfieldBios/10057 Surname: Woolley ------------------------- BIO: Martha Emma Woolley (1863-1947), was an outstanding American educator. She was born in Norwalk (Fairfield Co.), Connecticut. In 1894, she became the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree from Brown University. She received a master's degree from Brown the following year. She served as president of Mount Holyoke College from 1901 to 1937 and was president of the American Association of University Women from 1927 to 1933. Miss Woolley was also active in world peace movements and public affairs. In 1932, she became the first woman to represent the United States at an international disarmament conference. President Herbert Hoover appointed her a delegate to the disarmament conference at Geneva, Switzerland. -- Excerpt "World Book Encyclopedia"