In the Making: Ainsley Donaldson CF ‘73

A person of firsts, Ainsley Donaldson CF ’73 was the first woman to be admitted into and graduate from the Cabinet & Furniture Making program, as well as becoming the School’s first Admissions Director in 1984. By September 1985, Ainsley had boosted the percentage of women enrolled in the School from 19% to 27%. In subsequent years, the number of women increased to more than 30% of the student body.*

Join us in person as we learn about Ainsley’s decision to enter into the furniture world at NBSIS (we were known as North Bennet Street Industrial School at the time) in 1972, her continued ties to our community, and her woodworking practice beyond NBSS.

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* From Rewarding Work: A History of Boston’s North Bennet Street School