Dana Hall School is an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 5-12 located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1881 by Henry F. Durant, Dana Hall originally served as Wellesley College's preparatory program.
Notable alumnae
Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein (1986), princess of Jordan
Alice Balch Abbot (1880s), children's writer
Dorcas Brigham (1914), botanist and horticulturist
Margaret Wise Brown (1928), children's author of Goodnight Moon
Rosario Ferré (1956), author, contributing editor of The San Juan Star, and former First Lady of Puerto Rico Nina Garcia (1983), fashion director at Elle magazine, judge on Project Runway, and author Helen Hartness Flanders (1909), folklorist Busty Heart, entertainment personality Ange Kagame, First Daughter of Rwanda Opal Kunz (1914), aviator María Corina Machado, Venezuelan activist and politician Lila Mayoral, former First Lady of Puerto Rico Alley Mills, actress Sharon Olds (1960), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Madelyn Renee, soprano opera singer Hillary Bailey Smith (1976), Daytime Emmy-winning soap opera actress Frances Simpson Stevens (1911), painter associated with the Futurist movement Karen Stives (1968), gold and silver equestrian medalist at the 1984 Olympics Alexandra Wentworth (1983), actress and comedian Latanya Sweeney (1977), computer scientist known for her work in data privacy