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Radcliffe College; Type: Private liberal arts college Women's college: Active: 1879; 145 years ago () –1999; 25 years ago () (became Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) President: Mary Maples Dunn: Dean: Lizabeth Cohen: Location
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- Mary Maples Dunn
- 1879; 144 years ago, –1999; 24 years ago, (became Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study)
1 - 8 of 8. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. In 1879, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz became chair of the Committee of Seven Lady Managers who, with the approval of Harvard’s president, put forth a plan to provide education equal to a Harvard College degree to qualified young women ready to pursue a course of study in Cambridge.
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Records of Radcliffe College's Office of the Dean, which was responsible for student counselling, housing and extra-curricular affairs. Dates. Creation: 1951-1979. Language of Materials. Materials in English. Access Restrictions: Access.
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Radcliffe College Archives. This collection chronicles Radcliffe College from its beginning as the Harvard Annex, in 1879, through 1999, the year the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study was founded. The archives are a rich resource for the study of women in higher education, the Harvard-Radcliffe relationship, and the lives of the many ...
Jan 19, 2017 · Many notable women attended Radcliffe, including Henrietta Leavitt herself. Radcliffe was one of the seven sister colleges, which included Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley, Vassar, and Radcliffe. The college’s first president was Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz who ran a school for girls in her Cambridge home 1855-1867.
The Annex was soon incorporated as the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, and in 1894, it was chartered as Radcliffe College. Elizabeth served as the first president of Radcliffe College and was a pioneering leader in the history of women’s education.
Eva Beatrice Dykes. Caroline Bond Day. The story of African Americans and Harvard during the 20th century includes the experiences of Black women at Radcliffe College. The history of Radcliffe is, itself, a tale of resistance.
