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Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1879. In 1999, it was fully incorporated into Harvard College. Radcliffe College was one of the Seven Sisters colleges. For the first 70 years of its existence, Radcliffe conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute is an interdisciplinary community of students, scholars, researchers, practitioners, artists, and others committed to pursuing curiosity-driven research, expanding human understanding, and grappling with questions that demand insight from across disciplines.
Formerly known as the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, Radcliffe College was chartered by the Massachusetts state legislature in 1894. The College existed from that date until 1999, when it officially and fully merged with Harvard University.
The Council of Radcliffe College was the governing board for more than 100 years, dating from the Massachusetts legislature’s recognition of Radcliffe College and its right to grant degrees in 1894.
Jun 8, 2020 · New book explores the early years of Radcliffe though the lives of five of its first fellows. It was called “a messy experiment” by its founder. It became a hub of creativity that helped propel forward the women it engaged, and the women’s movement, in crucial ways.
Jan 19, 2024 · This collection consists of papers written by students and examinations given by professors at Radcliffe College. Two papers, written in 1995 and 1997, are about Radcliffe College and its Class of 1943.
Apr 21, 1999 · Radcliffe College, which for many years has provided women with a way to receive an education from Harvard University’s faculty members, will merge into Harvard, administrators from both...
Jan 19, 2024 · Start your archival research on Radcliffe College with this guide. This guide provides access to frequently-consulted sources on the history of Radcliffe College, including important historical documentation of college administration, student life, and alumnae activity.
May 3, 1999 · Radcliffe, the real Radcliffe--the women's college whose students lived in their own all-female quad and rode their bikes across Cambridge Common to coed classes at Harvard--hasn't...
Jan 19, 2024 · This collection contains information compiled by Radcliffe College Archives staff about Radcliffe College students who served in the armed forces in World War II.
