Word: radcliffee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"The fact that we would need a Radcliffe community for strength is admitting that you don't feel you have a place at Harvard," she says.
While she admits that women do not necessarily have a place equal to their male peers at Harvard, she thinks that the formation of a Radcliffe bond to overcome these barriers is not the solution. "Where we are excluded, you have to deal with it on an individual basis, not...
"My mom went to Radcliffe and was always angry that the men at Harvard got better treatment, so I'm happy to say that I can go to Harvard," says Nicole L. Gueron '90. She adds that as a freshman, she feels little sense of Radcliffe community among her female...
"It's a joke," Gueron says. "They [Radcliffe] sent freshwomen a letter about how they're giving out Radcliffe mugs and people were laughing." Many of her friends actively do not like the idea of a separate Radcliffe community, she says. "Most female students would be resentful and would say...
Indeed, stereotypes of the Radcliffe Woman as the "bitchy Cliffie" or the radical feminist still exist, making many women reluctant to assert their Radcliffe allegiances. As one student says, "The only time Radclffe exists is when the guys want to make fun of us."