Josephine Louise Newcomb

Josephine Louise Newcomb (née Le Monnier; October 31, 1816 – April 7, 1901) was the philanthropist whose donations led to the founding of Newcomb College, the coordinate college for women within Tulane University.

Life Josephine Louise Le Monnier was born in Baltimore on October 31, 1816, to Mary Sophia Waters and Alexander Le Monnier. She received her education in Baltimore and New Orleans. The latter city became her home at age fifteen, after the death of her mother. Other members of the family also lived in New Orleans, including her older sister Eleanor Anne and brother-in-law William Henderson.

They always split their time among various cities, notably New York City and Louisville, Kentucky, where they had a son, Warren, Jr., who died shortly after his birth in 1853.