Lady Doak College, a premier Christian institution and the first women's college in Madurai, was founded by Miss Katie Wilcox, an American missionary with dedicatory zeal and vision. Commencing its pioneering service in the cause of women's education in and around the city of Madurai on 14th July 1948 in the Noyes Memorial Gardens, Tallakulam, Madurai, the college has completed 73 years of committed labour of love and learning. As an ecumenical Christian college whose purpose is to impart liberal education of Christian character to students of all creeds, this college strives to develop their intellectual powers, locate, identify and cultivate their interests and talents and train them to be responsible and useful citizens. Lady Doak College is a unit of the Katie Wilcox Education Association, which is a Christian Educational Trust.