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...fifth president of Radcliffe College, Mary I. Bunting-Smith died...
During her tenure as president from 1960 to 1972, Bunting-Smith worked to integrate women into Harvard University, introduced the House system to Radcliffe and raised funds for the construction of Hilles Library and Currier House...
According to current Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson, Bunting-Smith's "statesmanship, courage and imperturbability guided Harvard and Radcliffe's alliance during the turbulent period of national unrest...
When she arrived as president, one of Bunting-Smith's first proposals was to create an institute where women could overcome a climate of low expectations...
Since Bunting-Smith founded the institute in 1960, more than 1,300 women have held the one-year Bunting fellowships...