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...mindful of men when nearly every statue, building and piece of artwork on campus was either donated by or dedicated to the great men who have passed through Johnston Gate. Female donors commissioned two of the most prominent buildings on campus—Sever Hall and Widener Library. Mrs. Widener even had a profound influence over the design of the hulking imperial library...
Floyd’s Harvard: An Architectural History discusses President Lowell’s reluctant confession of the impact of Mrs. Widener on the architectural plans: “Mrs. Widener does not give the university the money to build the library, but has offered to build a library satisfactory in external appearance to herself. She accepted the plans of the former committee of architects as far as the size of the building and its interior…were concerned…but the exterior was her own choice, and she has decided architectural options...
...forgotten that Mrs. Bush had worked as a schoolteacher and a librarian, and there couldn't be a more important...
...Ilana Sichel’s recent column (Column, “In and Out,” Oct. 22) elaborated, I understand why Vice President and Mrs. Cheney are upset and did not want a complimentary mention of their gay daughter given in front of a national audience. No one in today’s society wants the issue of homosexuality to focus on their family, but the fact is—it does...
Susan Sarandon alone seems determined not to play her role as a caricature and stands head and shoulders above the rest of the cast as a result. It’s not surprising that her character seems the most genuine: when the possibility of an affair disappears, Mrs. Clark is pretty nonplussed by her husband’s sashaying shenanigans and never quite understands what all the fuss is about...