GHS Alumnae

  2024 Distinguished Daughters – Inducted November 8, 2024 The Honorable Deborah Batts (June 1965/209) The first openly gay Federal judge in the U.S. and was Appointed by President Bill Clinton. Diane Cameron Feinberg (1971/215) As camera operator on the nationally syndicated Mike Douglas Show, she became the first female camera operator in Philadelphia. Denise A. Council-Ross (1979/223) Principal Deputy General Counsel U.S. Army, the #2 attorney in the Department of the Army, Lt. … Read More

Our young sisters deserve the best! Girls’ High afforded many of us the opportunity to be seen, to be strong, to be loud, and to be the smartest person in the room. This is still the case, but due to years of financial hardship in the School District of Philadelphia, the facilities have not kept up with the times. The Girls High library has been closed and without a librarian since 2013. Its research … Read More