university for advanced study. i m dean lizabeth cohen, and i m delighted you could join us for this lecture by helen lefkowitz horowitz, that we at the institute have been happy since helen accepted our offer to speak last year. this lecture was first conceived of when harvard began planning it s 375th anniversary celebration. the president and i discussed how the radcliffe institute could make an intellectual contribution to this historic occasion. and just as important to the two of us, both u.s. historians, how the history of women at harvard might be well represented in the course of the anniversary year. because drew was very committed to having this lecture today and worked with me to plan it, she wanted to join us here to welcome helen and to welcome all of you. so i m very pleased to invite up here now someone who in this crowd needs no introduction. our own harvard president drew faust. [ applause ] thank you. i m just delighted to be here, and i m delighted to se
she looks at the opposition they faced. the radcliffe institute for advanced study at harvard university posted this 90-minute event. welcome to the radcliffe university for advanced study. i m dean lizabeth cohen, and i m delighted you could join us for this lecture by helen lefkowitz horowitz, that we at the institute have been happy since helen accepted our offer to speak last year. this lecture was first conceived of when harvard began planning it s 375th anniversary celebration. the president and i discussed how the radcliffe institute could make an intellectual contribution to this historic occasion. and just as important to the two of us, both u.s. historians, how the history of women at harvard might be well represented in the course of the anniversary year. because drew was very committed to having this lecture today and worked with me to plan it, she wanted to join us here to welcome helen and to welcome all of you. so i m very pleased to invite up here now someon
this lecture by helen lefkowitz horowitz, that we at the institute have been happy since helen accepted our offer to speak last year. this lecture was first conceived of when harvard began planning it s 375th anniversary celebration. the president and i discussed how the radcliffe institute could make an intellectual contribution to this historic occasion. and just as important to the two of us, both u.s. historians, how the history of women at harvard might be well represented in the course of the anniversary year. because drew was very committed to having this lecture today and worked with me to plan it, she wanted to join us here to welcome helen and to welcome all of you. so i m very pleased to invite up here now someone who in this crowd needs no introduction. our own harvard president drew faust. [ applause ] thank you. i m just delighted to be here, and i m delighted to see so many of you gathered and so many familiar faces in the audience. as liz has said, it seemed