Sarah Grinnell

Rebecca Brenner Graham ’15 celebrates launch of her new book, Dear Miss Perkins

Rebecca Brenner Graham ’15 celebrates launch of her new book, Dear Miss Perkins

Content warning: This article discusses antisemitism.

It’s a little known fact that while she was making history as the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, Frances Perkins, Class of 1902, helped save the lives of countless Jews fleeing Nazi Germany.

What did Mount Holyoke students read over winter break?

Are you stuck in a reading slump? Is doom-scrolling through ten consecutive BookToks about “A Court of Thorns and Roses” getting you down? 

Refresh your To-Be-Read list this semester with Reads of MoHo, a compiled list of books that Mount Holyoke College students read over winter break. Gathered from survey responses, the eclectic range of books these students read spanned countless genres in true liberal arts fashion. So whether you enjoy historical fiction, romance, non-fiction or classics, there is sure to be something for every reader in this list.