Laura Rogers White (December 11, 1852 – January 25, 1929) was the first woman to graduate from the University of Michigan with a bachelor of science degree.

The Whites were a wealthy and politically influential family in Clay County, Kentucky, owning a saltworks and numerous land holdings, and were one side of the notorious Garrard-White Feud.

[2][3][4] White attended the Science Hill Female Academy, then enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1871, where her brother studied law.

[1] She taught for a year in Lexington, Kentucky, but returned to Manchester in 1875 following the death of her father, to help settle his estate and care for younger siblings.

[2][3][6] In the 1910s, she was active in civic causes and organizations, including both the Outdoor Art League of Louisville, and the Women's Peace Party Convention.