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...Bradstreet's words appear on one of the commemorative plaques...
Despite a light rain, the ceremony continued, concluding with comments by Helen Vendler, Porter University professor. Vendler, quoting poet Anne Dudley Bradstreet, expressed her hope that, though Bradstreet could not attend Harvard College, the "next Anne Bradstreet will...
...also anticipates a renewed effort on the part of the College to strengthen the role of women. The gate dedicated Saturday now boasts two plaques, one recognizing the anniversary 25 years ago, when women first moved into the Yard, and the other quoting the seventeenth-century poet, Anne Dudley Bradstreet: "I came into this country, where I found a new world and new manners at which my heart rose...
...ghost of Bradstreet (who once lived in the building which now houses the Tasty) might well have been smiling down on Saturday's proceedings. Led by Lewis, President Neil L. Rudenstine, former President of the Board of Overseers Renee M. Landers '77, Undergraduate Council President Lamelle D.Rawlins '99 and Porter University Professor Helen Vendler took turns sharing their thoughts on the day and the dedication. Rudenstine clearly placed the significance of the event in Harvard's history. Rawlins highlighted the difference in the position of women at Harvard in 1976 and now in 1997: "We're breaking glass ceilings. They...
...Anne Bradstreet, though of course unable to attend Harvard-even talented as she was, is an ideal choice to represent the ground-breaking women of the class of 1976. She struggled against a maledominated society which frowned on her writing. Professor Vendler quoted from Bradstreet's poem "The Prologue," in her remarks on Saturday: "I am obnoxious to each carping tongue/Who says my hand a needle better fits." The carping tongues were blissfully silent this weekend, and Bradstreet now ushers us into the Yard, a constant reminder of the achievements past and still to come. We can all sing "Fair...