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“It made me more aware of the challenges I will face if I have a family,” she said. Her thesis examined the compromises women make for their families in order to be considered “good mothers.”
Rebecca E. Wexler ’05 is a joint-concentrator in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS) and History and Science. Her unique experience in both science and WGS courses led to her Harvard-focused thesis.
Last year, Wexler noticed a serious difference in the treatment of gender in her women’s studies and anthropology classes. “They’re still teaching deterministic theories in biology and genetics that are critiqued in the women’s studies department,?...
She said her thesis garnered additional attention after Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers made comments on innate differences between the genders. Wexler said, “Suddenly people knew what I was writing about, whereas before they gave me really weird looks.”
In his thesis Wannop declared “Harvard doesn’t like to be forced into changes quickly.” So he was greatly surprised when Harvard readily divested from PetroChina. However his thesis does provide an answer for the University’s unexpected behavior. ?...