Claim: Ella Gaines Yates wrote in her admission letter to Spelman College (a private historically black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georigia), "“I wish to come to Spelman, because I feel there is no other college anywhere in the world finer for a girl to receive training to prepare her for higher gain in life; I have always looked forward to entering Spelman College, because Spelman students have a certain air about them that denotes character and culture," and she got accepted on July 13, 1944.
Evidence: She wrote in her admission letter to the college "I wish to come to Spelman, because I feel there is no other college anywhere in the world finer for a girl to receive training to prepare her for higher gain in life. I have always looked forward to entering Spelman College, because Spelman students have a certain air about them that denotes character and culture. She was accepted to Spelman on July 13, 1944. Spelman College is a private historically black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.