Daughter of a cler­gy­man, Bates at­tend­ed Well­es­ley Coll­ege, then taught at Na­tick High School and Da­na Hall in Wellesley. 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.

• Hustad, p. 203
• Reynolds, p. 247
• Scherr, pp. 13-38

1. Anniversary Hymn
2. Dear God, Our Fa­ther
3. Kings of the East Are Rid­ing, The
4. O Beau­ti­ful for Spa­cious Skies
5. Thy Palm Trees Fed with Dew and Sun