Ada Howard (1829 - 1907) was the first president of Wellesley College.

Howard graduated from Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in 1853. Before joining Wellesley, she taught at Western College in Ohio and was principal of the Woman's Department of Knox College.

She was president of Wellesley from 1875-1881.

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