
Alumnae Stories



The Barnard community celebrates alumna Zora Neale Hurston’s centennial — and her impactful legacy — with personal and professional reflections

The renowned theatre, opera, and film composer searches for the musical ‘North Star’ of her characters

For costume designer and artist Stacey Berman ’09, clothing is a vehicle for transformation

Historian Laura E. Helton ’00 chronicles the birth of 20th-century Black archives


What one alum learned from biking cross-country with a former Barnard roommate

Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, With Lessons and Stories From My Kitchen hit the shelves this winter.

Sharon Kleinbaum ’81 oversaw the world’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue for 32 years

Anthea Sylbert ’59 was a Hollywood movie producer, a studio executive, and an Oscar-nominated costume designer

Nancy Neveloff Dubler ’64 untangled thorny medical issues with compassion — and taught countless others to do the same
