Yale inspired a career in medicine
If Francine Welty ’71 had stayed at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, she probably never would have become a cardiologist.
But when Welty was a sophomore at the rural school, her mother sent her an article from a local newspaper announcing that Yale was going to begin accepting women. Welty applied shortly afterwards and was accepted. While women like Welty might have been expected to chase the lifestyle of white picket fences and home-cooked meals in 1969, Yale gave Welty unconventional aspirations for her time.
New Haven was a “big city” for Welty, although, she said, the...
