Notable Foxcroft Alumnae

The Honorable Millicent Hammond Fenwick ’25: Served in Congress, 1970s-80s. Gained national attention late in life as the basis for the character Congresswoman Lacey Davenport in "Doonesbury."

Anne Legendre Armstrong ’45: First woman appointed the U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain, a former counselor to Presidents Nixon and Ford, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Helen Kleberg Groves ’45 –Member of Cutting Horse Hall of Fame (3rd woman); Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Order of Australia (2nd American to receive award); Golden Gourd Award for support of environmental conservation

Frances FitzGerald ’58: Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction author and journalist. Received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Fire In the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam (1972).

Sophy Doub Burnham ’54: Award-winning author of 10 books; incldng the NYT bestsellers A Book of Angels &The Art Crowd

Mary McFadden ’56: Designer

Christine Todd Whitman ’64: Former Gov. of New Jersey, former EPA Director (attended Foxcroft 1 yr; sister & mom alums)

Jane Forbes Clark ’73: Chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown); major US Equestrian Team/Federation leader.

Stephanie Zimbalist ’74: Actress, portrayed Laura Holt on the long-running detective series, Remington Steele (1982-1987)

Juliet Graham’72 Canadian Olympic Eventing Team 1976; worlds, eetc. See Hall of Fame release.

Nina Fout ’77 Helped U.S. win the Team Bronze Medal in Three-Day Eventing at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Keshia Knight Pulliam ’97: Actress, debuted on Sesame Street at 3; at 6 , became the youngest actress nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress (Rudy Huxtable). Still active.

A BIT MORE OBSCURE BUT REALLY INTERESTING IMHO: Elizabeth Hilken Nitze Paepcke ‘21 : Known as the "Grand Dame of Aspen," she and her husband Walter major force behind reviving the small mining town through the foundation of the Aspen Institute and the development of skiing in mid-20th century. Also, important figure in the cultural life of Chicago, especially modern art.

Gertrude Sanford Legendre ’20: An American socialite who served as a spy during World War II. First American woman captured in France Also a noted explorer, big-game hunter, environmentalist, and owner of Medway plantation

Ruth du Pont Lord ’39: founder of Long Wharf Theater in New Haven

Anna C. Roosevelt ’64: anthropologist; curator at Field Museum; ground-breaking research on Amazonian civilizations

Elizabeth Fly Rohatyn ‘48 –Founded Teaching Matters, Inc., to provide technology planning and professional development for the New York City schools. First woman Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NY Public Library. Etc, etc (DAA)

Diane Hardin Walker ’59: Author, Photographer, Time Magazine's photog at the White House for 20 years

Joy Slater ’71 Referred to as America’s National Velvet after she became the first woman to win The Maryland Hunt Cup, in 1980.

Alison Firestone ’95 Represented the U.S. at the Samsung Nations Cup World Series, World Equestrian Games and 2004 Nations Cup. Alternate for the 1998 Olympic Games and a finalist at the Trials for the 2000 Games.

Deborah Baker Jr ’01 – Actress

FAMOUS PART TIMERS:

Ursula Plassnik ‘73 (one-year exchange student) – Autstria’s Foreign Minister (check dates?)

Christine Todd Whitman ’64 – former Gov of NJ; was here a year then transferred to Chapin in NYC/ Mom (Eleanor Schley Todd ‘29and sister (Kate Todd Beach ’52) both graduated and loved it.

Cornelia Guest ’81 – “Debutante of the Decade”