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{{Short description|Private women's liberal art college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.}}

:''For the previously named Salem College in West Virginia, see [[Salem International University]].

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| name = Salem College

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| former_names = Little Girls' School (1772–1866)<br />Salem Female Academy (1866–1907)

|motto = Reach Within, Shape the Future

| image = Salem college nc seal.png

|established = [[1772]]

| image_size = 150

|type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Women's colleges in the United States|woman's college]]

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|president = Susan E. Pauly

| established = {{Start date and age|1772}}<br>''Academy''<br>{{Start date and age|1907}}<br>''College''

|city = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]

| type = [[Private college|Private]] [[Women's colleges in the United States|women's]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]]

|state = [[North Carolina]]

| religious_affiliation = [[Moravian Church]]

|country = [[United States|USA]]

| president = Summer McGee

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| city = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]

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|faculty = 40

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|mascot = Salem Spirits

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|website = [http://www.salem.edu salem.edu]

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| athletics_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[USA South Athletic Conference|USA South]]

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| academic_affiliations = [[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]

| website = {{URL|https://www.salem.edu/| salem.edu}}

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'''Salem College''' is a small, [[liberal artsPrivate college|liberal artsprivate]] [[Womenwomen's colleges in the United States|women's]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. foundedFounded in 1772,<ref name="About makingSalem itCollege">{{cite [[Timelineweb of|title=About women'sSalem collegesCollege in|url=https://www.salem.edu/about the|access-date=18 UnitedJanuary 2018 States|onearchive-date=19 ofJanuary 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120215/https://www.salem.edu/about |url-status=live }}</ref> as a primary school, it later became an academy (high school) and ultimately added the oldestcollege. institutionsIt ofis higherthe education[[Timeline forof women]]'s colleges in the [[United States]].#First Thoughand Salemoldest|oldest isfemale officiallyeducational classifiedestablishment asthat is still a [[women's college]],<ref menname="About 23Salem years of ageCollege"/> and overthe areoldest admittedwomen's intocollege in the [[ContinuingUnited Education]] programStates.

Though Salem is regarded as a women's college, men 23 years of age and over are admitted into the [[continuing education]] program through the Martha H. Fleer Center for Adult Education and into graduate-degree programs. Salem College is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sacscoc.org/dec2019actionsanddisclosurestatements.asp |title=Commission on Colleges |website=www.sacscoc.org |access-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228205710/http://www.sacscoc.org/dec2019actionsanddisclosurestatements.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

Located in the historic [[Moravian Church|Moravian]] community of [[Old Salem|Salem]], Salem College was originally a girls' school established by the Moravians, who believed strongly in equal education for men and women. On April 22, 1772, the "Little Girls' School"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fmoran.com/sett4.html |title=Early Moravian Settlers, M-Q |website=www.fmoran.com |access-date=2019-12-28 |archive-date=2021-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017001012/http://www.fmoran.com/sett4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> was founded. Sister [[Elisabeth Oesterlein]], who travelled from [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], in 1766, at the age of 17, was hired as the first teacher.<ref name=":0" /> In its early years, the girls' school at Salem was led by the Single Sisters, the unmarried women of the Moravian community.

The Single Sisters lived together and were economically self-sufficient, a rarity for women in the eighteenth century.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.salemacademyandcollege.org/history |title=History {{!}} Salem Academy and College |website=www.salemacademyandcollege.org |access-date=2019-12-28 |archive-date=2019-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025024558/https://www.salemacademyandcollege.org/history |url-status=live }}</ref> It became a boarding school in 1802 and in 1866 it changed its name to the "Salem Female Academy". The school began giving college diplomas in 1890. In 1907, the name was officially changed to "Salem Academy and College" and to this day both [[Salem Academy]] and Salem College share the campus adjacent to [[Old Salem]].

== Campus ==

Salem has an early history of accepting students from diverse backgrounds. Moravian records show that two enslaved African-American girls were accepted at Salem; Hanna, a ten-year-old entered the school in 1785, and Anna Maria Samuel attended the school and lived in the Single Sisters’ House from 1793 until 1795.<ref name=":1" /> In 1826, Sally Ridge, the daughter of Cherokee leader [[Major Ridge]], became the first American Indian student at Salem. Jane Ross, the daughter of another Cherokee chief, was also a student, but she left Salem to join her family on the Trail of Tears in 1838.<ref name=":1" />

The oldest building on Salem's campus is the Single Sisters' House. Originally constructed in 1785, an addition was added in 1819. The Single Sisters' House is the oldest building in the United States dedicated to the education of women. Renovation on the Single Sisters' House began in October 2005, and was completed for a re-opening ceremony on April 22, 2007 - marking the 235th anniversary of the founding of Salem. In the fourth-floor attic of the Single Sister's House is its original 1785 datestone. Several interesting features were found in the renovation process including graffiti that was covered by plaster. The building is featured in the children's book "Sister Maus," written and illustrated by Salem College Professor John Hutton. The story portrays a mouse as a stowaway on the trip from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to living in the Single Sisters' House. The story was inspired by a mouse hole found in a baseboard of the foyer.

Salem has eight residence halls on campus. Alice Wolle Clewell is designated for first-year students. The additional residence halls are named South, Bahnson House, [[Hattie M. Strong|Hattie Strong]], Louisa Wilson Bitting, [[Mary Reynolds Babcock]] and Dale H. Gramley. Each hall is named after someone who was important to the Salem community. In the Spring of 2014 the Student Center was completed to showcase the beautiful campus and be a hub for Salem's student events and gatherings. The student center features a café, career center, theater, student lounge, meeting rooms and a student organizational workroom. Lambert Architecture + Interiors designed the project (built by Frank L. Blum Construction) to be modern and open while reflecting Salem's historic roots. Located adjacent to Corrin Refectory and Bryant Hall, until the completion of a new residence hall in 2018, it was never used by the college though and would be sold to [[Winston-Salem State University]] in 2020 during a time of financial instability within the college.

From 1963 to 2018, the Salem campus housed one campus of the [[Governor's School of North Carolina]], a state-run summer program for gifted high school students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2019/03/hpu-selected-to-host-governors-school-of-north-carolina/ |title=hpu-selected-to-host-governors-school-of-north-carolina |website=High Point University |access-date=2019-12-28 |archive-date=2019-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724025853/http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2019/03/hpu-selected-to-host-governors-school-of-north-carolina/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==Overview==

file:Salem College 02.jpg|College's campus

Practically everything that is known about Salem life and traditions to the outside world comes directly from the institution itself. This is largely due to active encouragement of a spirit of [[isolationism]] and [[exceptionalism]] by Salem's administration, justified by Salem's groundbreaking history and highly unique traditions. Other contributing factors include Salem's technological [[backwardness]] in comparison with other colleges and universities (for example, registration for classes is still accomplished with pen and paper).

File:Salem Academy 01.jpg|Salem Academy

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File:Salem College Student Center.jpg|Student Center <!-- is the hub of Salem College, featuring a cafe and outdoor seating areas, meeting rooms, student lounges, and a workroom for clubs and organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.salem.edu/studentcenter/dedication |title=Dedication {{!}} Salem College |website=www.salem.edu |access-date=2019-03-26 |archive-date=2019-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143156/https://www.salem.edu/studentcenter/dedication |url-status=live }}</ref> -->

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== Academics ==

This contributes to interest in Salem by lending itself to an aura of [[secrecy]] much like that surrounding [[Area 51]]; hovever, this trait of Salem's also works against it, making its [[reputation]] outside the immediate geographical area virtually nonexistent, historical milestones notwithstanding.

Salem College offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), and Master of Education (M.Ed.).

On February 24, 2021, Salem College announced it would focus on preparing students in health leadership.<ref>{{cite news |last=Newsom |first=John |date=February 24, 2021 |title=North Carolina women's school to add health-oriented majors |work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]] |url=https://journalnow.com/news/state/north-carolina-womens-school-to-add-health-oriented-majors/article_bead80e1-5fa6-5204-bbe9-ed5c3e0ed466.html}}</ref> According to the website, Salem College has transitioned to becoming "The nation’s only college dedicated to elevating and expanding the role of women in health leadership."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salem College |url=https://www.salem.edu/ |access-date=2021-04-23 |website=www.salem.edu |archive-date=2021-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423072449/https://www.salem.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History and campus==

In 1766, at the age of 17, Sister Elisabeth Oesterlein walked from [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] to Salem. On April 22, 1772, the school of Salem was founded. Her influence led the school to be among the first to accept non-white students.

Traditional-age students are required to complete an internship and service learning project as part of the Salem Impact general education program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.salem.edu/academics/catalog/ |title=Academic Course Catalogs &#124; Salem College |website=www.salem.edu |access-date=2020-08-17 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811094904/https://www.salem.edu/academics/catalog |url-status=live }}</ref>

Located in the historic [[Moravians (religion)|Moravian]] community of [[Old Salem]], Salem College was originally a girl's school established by the Moravians, who believed strongly in equal educations for men and women. It became a boarding school in [[1802]]. In 1866 it changed its name to ''Salem Female Academy'' and began passing out college diplomas in [[1890]]. In [[1907]] the name was officially changed to ''Salem Academy and College'' and to this day both [[Salem Academy]] and Salem College share the campus in Old Salem. [http://www.salem.edu/about/history.php] [http://salemacademy.com/Academy/about/history.php]

Salem College has a cross-registration relationship with [[Wake Forest University]], in which Salem undergraduates may take classes at Wake Forest's Reynolda Campus when a given course is not offered at Salem. (Similarly, Wake Forest undergraduates may enroll in Salem College courses when such a class is not available to them at Wake Forest.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salem College Credit Exchange |url=https://college.wfu.edu/student-resources/salem-college/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Undergraduate College |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195425/https://college.wfu.edu/student-resources/salem-college/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several Salem students are also members of Wake Forest's marching band.

During the summer, the Salem campus has, since [[1963]], housed one campus of the [[Governor's School of North Carolina]], a state-run summer program for gifted high school students.

Salem offers graduate degrees in education, school counseling, and Piano Pedagogy plus add-on teaching licensures.

The oldest building on Salem's campus is the Single Sister's House. Originally constructed in 1785, an addition was added in 1819. The Single Sister's House is the oldest building in the United States dedicated to the education of women. Renovation on the Single Sister's House began in October 2005, and was completed for a re-opening ceremony on April 22, 2007 - marking the 235th anniversary of the founding of Salem. In the fourth-floor attic of the Single Sister's House is its original 1785 datestone. Several interesting features were found in the renovation process, including graffiti that was covered by plaster. A Salem professor, Dr. John Hutton, wrote and illustrated the children's book "Sister Maus." The story portrays a mouse as a stowaway on the trip from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to living in the Single Sister's House. The story was inspired by a mouse hole found in a baseboard of the foyer.

Salem College is home to the [[Salem College Center for Women Writers]]. The center sponsors workshops and lectures, and hosts an annual writing contest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.salem.edu/cww |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118070915/http://www.salem.edu/community/cww |url-status=dead |title=Center for Women Writers &#124; Salem College |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |website=www.salem.edu}}</ref>

Salem has seven residence halls on campus. Two, Mary Reynolds Babcock and Dale H. Gramley, are designated for first-year students. The additional residence halls are named Alice Wolle Clewell, Hattie Strong and Louisa Wilson Bitting. Each hall is named after someone who was important to the Salem community. The Fogle Flats are townhouses available to seniors.

== Student Lifelife ==

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Salem College shares its campus with [[Salem Academy]], a residential high school for young women. They formerly shared buildings, but the academy was given its own buildings in the early 1900s.

Outside of classes, life at Salem for on-campus students more closely resembles a traditional Southern [[finishing school]] than a community college or a conventional four-year college. Students are subject to strict regulations governing social life which are claimed to be based in Moravian tradition. Regulations govern many aspects of the residence hall students' lives, including visitation (particularly of males), dress, hairstyles, cleanliness of residence hall rooms, types of music, borrowing, off-campus employment, and internet access. The lack of easily-accessible transportation, both public and school-funded, and the mandate that traditional-age students may only live on Salem's campus or with their immediate family, makes Salem's unique approach to college life all-consuming. Also unusually among American colleges, students and professors can often be seen in full [[academic regalia]]. This contributes to the "[[time warp]]" feel of Salem's campus. Though Salem is a closed society that is largely unconcerned with [[social norms]] on the outside, many students consider the regulations archaic and a committee to change Salem's visitation policy has recently been formed.

Salem students participate in many unique traditional events including Fall Fest, the Sophomore/Senior banquet and Founders' Day Convocation. Students are required to attend one formal Student Government Association meeting per month and several formal [[convocation]]s per year.

Salem College shares its campus with [[Salem Academy]], a residential high school for young women. They formerly shared buildings, but the Academy was given its own buildings in the early 1900's.

Salem students are also able to participate in Big/Little, a typically sorority based process where new students (Littles) pair themselves with an upperclassman (Bigs). This pairing is supposed to help incoming students adjust to life at Salem College.

Salem students participate in many unique traditional events including Fall Fest, Sophomore Surprise (defunct for liability reasons as of 2006), the Sophomore/Senior banquet and Founders' Day. Every Sunday, a mandatory [[formal dinner]] for students and faculty is held in Salem's [[refectory]]. Students are required to attend one formal Student Government Association meeting per month and several formal [[convocation]]s per year.

Students are able to participate in over 40 clubs on campus, ranging from religious to political to environmental to social.<ref name="Salem College">{{cite web |last=Salem |first=College |title=Clubs and Organizations |url=http://www.salem.edu/student-activities/clubs-and-organizations/index.html?searchterm=clubs |publisher=Plone |access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref>

The atmosphere at Salem is meant to feel like "one big sorority." Indeed, all Salem students are automatically considered members of a special Salem sorority. Its only qualification is being a Salem student, as there are no special meetings or initiations. Among Salem students there is a considerable debate concerning the sorority's name, either Kappa Gamma Delta or Gamma Kappa Delta. The controversy first arose due to confusion over the intended order of the Greek letters in Salem's crest.

== Athletics ==

Salem's retention rate for freshmen is currently 50%. Many students transfer to other colleges and universities after one or two years at Salem. Popular choices for transfer schools include the universities of the [[University of North Carolina]] system.

[[File:Salem logo from NCAA.svg|thumb|left|150px|Salem athletics logo]]

Salem, known athletically as the Spirits, is a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]; and competes in the [[USA South Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Salem College Athletics |url=https://www.salem.edu/athletics |access-date=18 January 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120234/https://www.salem.edu/athletics |url-status=live }}</ref> Salem College did not move into the USA South Athletic conference until the 2016–2017 school year. Before the change, Salem's athletics teams were in the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Salem College Athletics Overview |url=https://salemspirits.com/information/about/index |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> Currently, basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, lacrosse, tennis, swim, and volleyball exist on campus as NCAA varsity sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Varsity Teams |url=https://salemspirits.com |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> Salem's basketball team won the regional championship in February 2007. In 2013 Salem ended the season with the most wins in basketball history at 17–11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basketball Season Records |url=https://salemspirits.com/sports/wbkb/2023-24/records |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> The soccer team won the regional championship in 2008, and has compiled a 49-18-3 record over the last four years.

[[File:2018-2019 Salem College Softball Team.jpg|thumb|220px|The softball team after their fall fitness test]]

==Academics==

In 2011 the soccer team was Meredith Classic runners-up. The Salem College soccer team in 2013 was one of only 88 teams in both men's and women's soccer for all NCAA divisions to earn the Team Ethics Award presented by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer Team History |url=https://salemspirits.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/history |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> The cross country team would end the year in second place for 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Country Archives |url=https://salemspirits.com/sports/wxc/2023-24/results |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> The softball season for 2013 ended with best record (14-22) and best Great South record (9-7).<ref>{{cite web |title=Softball Season Results |url=https://salemspirits.com/sports/sball/2023-24/results |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref> The volleyball team went to the NCAA Tournament and won the [[Great South Athletic Conference]] Tournament for the first time. The Spirits had four players on the Great South All-Conference team, one player on the GSAC All-Freshmen team, and two players on the GSAC All-Academic Team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volleyball Championship History |url=https://salemspirits.com/sports/wvball/2023-24/history |website=Salem College Athletics |access-date=2025-04-13}}</ref>

Salem College offers a variety of majors to its students. Currently, Accounting, American Studies, Art, Art History, Arts Management, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication, Creative Writing, Economics, English, French, German, History, Interior Design, International Business, International Relations, Mathematics, Music, Music Education, Not-for-profit Management, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Spanish are all offered as majors. Additional minors are offered in Dance, Marketing, Theater, Political Science, and Women's Studies. Also offered is an Honors Program. Programs in Pre-Engineering, Pre-Law, and Pre-Med exist, but within existing majors, not as majors unto themselves. The Not-for-Profit major was added in 2006, and is the only not-for-profit major program in North Carolina. Students also take classes as part of the Salem Signature program. Both community service and an internship are required for graduation.

Other team honors and awards include:

Salem College has a relationship with [[Wake Forest University]], in which Salem students are allowed to cross-register to take classes at Wake Forest. Several Salem students are also members of Wake Forest's marching band.

*NCAA Tournament Participants: Volleyball (2012)

==Athletics==

*Great South Tournament Champions: Volleyball (2012)

In 2005 Salem began the process of joining the NCAA Division III. Currently, basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball exist on campus as NCAA varsity sports. Equestrian and Field Hockey are club sports.

*Great South Regular Season Champions: Soccer (2012)

*Great South Tournament Runner-Up: Basketball (2012–13), Soccer (2012)

== Alumnae ==

[[File:Polk sarah.jpg|thumb|150px|Portrait of Sarah Childress Polk]]

Among its alumnae is [[Sarah Childress Polk]], wife of U.S. President [[James Knox Polk]]. [[Dolley Madison]], wife of U.S. President and Founding Father [[James Madison]], also attended Salem College. The daughter of Chief John Ross, head of the Cherokee Indian Tribe, was attending Salem College prior to her withdrawal to accompany her family on the [[Trail of Tears]].

Among its alumnae is [[Sarah Childress Polk]], wife of U.S. President [[James Knox Polk]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Polk biography |url=http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=12 |website=National First Ladies' Library |access-date=18 January 2018 |archive-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509090200/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Emma Augusta Lehman]] (1841–1922), teacher, poet, naturalist and botanical collector graduated in 1864 and taught at Salem for 52 years.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Margaret Supplee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dUQqAAAAYAAJ |title=North Carolina Women: Making History |last2=Wilson |first2=Emily Herring |date=1999 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |isbn=978-0-8078-2463-4 |language=en |access-date=2023-06-12 |archive-date=2022-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028191958/https://books.google.com/books?id=dUQqAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Recent Salem alums include actress [[Celia Weston]] and [[Sarah Fulcher]], the first woman and third person to complete a 2700 mile run around Australia.

Recent Salem alumnae include actress [[Celia Weston]] and [[List of people who have run across Australia#Sarah Covington Fulcher|Sarah Covington Fulcher]], who currently holds at least two world records: the first woman and only the [[List of people who have run across Australia|third person to complete a 2700-mile run across Australia]], following up with the world's longest continuous solo run by any person.<ref>{{cite book |last=Morris |first=David Burl |title=Sarah's Long Run: Highlights from Sarah Covington Fulcher's World's Record Longest Run |publisher=Crazy Feathers Publishing |___location=Jamestown, North Carolina |isbn=978-0-615-48216-3 |page=110}}</ref><ref>Russell, A. (1988). The Guinness Book of Records 1988 (w. Australian supplement). Enfield, England: Guinness Books, pp. 350-351.</ref><ref>Matthews, P. (1990). The Guinness Book of Records 1991. Enfield, England: Guinness Books, pp. 300-301.</ref>

==Trivia==

[[Oprah Winfrey]] spoke at Salem's graduation ceremony in May 2000.

== See also ==

*[[Salem Academy]]

*[[Adelaide Fries]], author of the 1902 ''Historical Sketch of Salem Female Academy''.

*[[Moravian College]]

*[[Women's Colleges in the Southern United States]]

*[[Adelaide Fries]]- author of the 1902 ''Historical Sketch of Salem Female Academy''.

*[[Seven Sisters of the South]]

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