Virginia Gildersleeve
Virginia Gilderseleeve BC 1899 MA '?? PhD 1908 was the third President of Barnard College, though at the time, she and her predecessors used the title "Dean". After graduating from Barnard, Gilderseleeve had earned an MA in medieval English literature from Columbia. She then taught at Barnard, declining a full-time position in order to move on to complete a PhD.
At the end of her tenure as president, in 1945, she served as the sole female delegate from the United States to the negotiation of the UN Charter and the founding of the United Nations (more or less making her a big deal).
| Preceded by Laura Drake Gill |
President of Barnard College 1911-1947 |
Succeeded by Millicent McIntosh |
