The first class of women graduated from the University of Georgia in 1918, one hundred years ago. Their resiliency changed higher education, but they were segregated. UGA admitted the first black woman, Charlayne Hunter-Gault , in 1961. She inspired Mary Frances Early to attend the school a year later, and Early became the first black UGA graduate. She graduated in 1962 with a master's degree in music education. We spoke to her about the barriers she faced in admission, the isolation of being