Born: Au­gust 12, 1859, Fal­mouth, Mass­a­chu­setts.

Died: March 28, 1929, at her home in Well­es­ley, Mass­a­chu­setts.

Buried: Oak Grove Cem­e­te­ry, Fal­mouth, Mass­a­ch­usetts.

Daughter of a cler­gy­man, Bates at­tend­ed Well­es­ley Coll­ege, then taught at Na­tick High School and Da­na Hall. In 1885, she joined the fa­cul­ty of Well­es­ley Coll­ege as an Eng­lish in­struct­or, be­com­ing a full pro­fess­or in 1891. She re­tired in 1925 and be­came a Pro­fess­or Emer­i­tus.

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Hymns

  1. Anniversary Hymn
  2. Dear God, Our Father
  3. Kings of the East are Riding, The
  4. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies