Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College

"Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College" by Josephine Chase is a tale of budding friendships and self-discovery, set against the backdrop of a young woman's inaugural year at Overton College. Grace Harlowe, accompanied by her friends Miriam Nesbit and Anne Pierson, steps into the world of higher education with a mix of excitement and trepidation, leaving behind their hometown of Oakdale. The story subtly explores the challenges and triumphs of navigating college life as a young woman in the early 20th century, where themes of camaraderie and personal growth color the challenges and triumphs as Grace contends with both the thrills and anxieties that come with fitting in and starting anew, an experience compounded when she and her friends have a tense encounter with J. Elfreda Briggs on the train.