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Former Director of the Schlesinger library Barbara M. Solomon '40, who has been both a Warren fellow and a Bunting fellow, detailed a history of Ada Comstock's long tenure as president of Radcliffe...
Solomon's reference to various anecdotes about Comstock elicited nods and smiles of recognition from the alumnae assembled in Aggasiz Theater, many of whom were from the Class...
...time, Solomon said, Comstock wanted to invite Gertrude Stein, an 1897 graduate, to lecture at Radcliffe. But when the College's trustees declined to fund the lecture, Comstock herself managed to find the funds to pay Stein's expenses, Solomon said...
...brand of activism," Solomon said of Comstock. "She was a vigorous example of participation in public affairs...
...Comstock, who negotiated the 1943 agreement between Harvard and Radcliffe colleges that provided for women students' guaranteed education by Harvard faculty, "made every effort to link Harvard to Radcliffe, or filled the void in a way beneficial to both," Solomon said...