Page "Soong May-ling" Paragraph 4
from
Wikipedia
Their father, who had studied in the United States, arranged to have them to continue their education in the USA in 1907.
In 1908, Ching-ling was accepted by her sister Ai-ling's alma mater, Wesleyan College, at age 15 and both sisters moved to Macon, Georgia, to join Ai-ling.
However, May-ling could not get permission to stay on campus as a family member nor could she be student because she was too young.
In 1909, Wesleyan's newly appointed president, William Newman Ainsworth, gave her permission to stay at Wesleyan and assigned her tutors.
She then transferred to Wellesley College a year later to be closer to her older brother, T. V., who, at the time, was studying at Harvard.
She graduated from Wellesley as one of the 33 Durant Scholars on June 19, 1917, with a major in English literature and minor in philosophy.
As a result of being educated in English all her life, she spoke excellent English, with a pronounced Georgia accent which helped her connect with American audiences.
Page 1 of 1.
2.168 seconds.