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Films Mine the Archives
Taking a film from paper to screen has many hidden processes. Consider documentaries, for example: Each one—whether airing on your local public television station or playing film festivals around the world—relies on hours of research and stacks of supporting materials. Read More…
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Elizabeth Blackwell’s Struggle to Become a Doctor
“I hated everything connected with the body, and could not bear the sight of a medical book,” Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) wrote in her book about the medical profession, published in 1895. Read More…
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Patty Gelfman: Representing Radcliffe College Alumnae
Patty Gelfman ’56 led her Radcliffe class to make a generous gift to the Schlesinger Library for its 50th reunion. Read More…
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Five-year partnership strengthens tiesFive years after Harvard and Boston struck a community benefits cooperation agreement, the University’s neighbors in Allston-Brighton point to an enhanced partnership that has resulted in a vibrant Harvard Allston Education Portal, workforce preparation classes for adults, mentoring for students, and a wide variety of other programs. Read More…
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From The Harvard GazetteFeminist Theology from Scratch
Before the war, things were fairly liberal in the former Yugoslavia, where Zilka Spahic Siljak grew up. In the 1970s, Muslim families like hers had the right to declare their ethnic identity. In response, they were subdued in their expressions of faith. Read More…
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How Latin Culture Got More Gay
New York Times Op-Ed by Radcliffe fellow Hector Carrillo on the expansion of same-sex marriage in Latin America and the U.S. Read More…
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The Annual ALM Thesis Forum
Twelve ALM candidates representing various fields present their unique research on May 20 and 21. Read More…
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Style and substanceThe culmination of the Harvard Horizons initiative was a symposium in which eight Ph.D. students each offered five-minute presentations, styled on the popular TED talks, about a specific aspect of their current research. Read More…
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From The Harvard Gazette
New masters for Pforzheimer HouseProfessor Anne Harrington and her husband, MIT Museum Director John Durant, have been appointed master and co-master of Pforzheimer House. Read More…
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From The Harvard Gazette