Women’s History Month
Celebrating Women’s History Month
As staff members, then as students and faculty, the women of Harvard paved the way for the next generation, and continue to carve new paths today.
A complicated history
While women weren’t taught at Harvard until 1879, they have always been a part of the University.
Read more about the historyYesterday’s pioneers
I am not the first woman who ought to have been called to Harvard.”
Star analysts of Harvard
In the late 19th through the mid-20th century, these women classified the stars, determined their brightness, and discovered new stars, nebulae, and novae.
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Today’s leaders
The first step to being seen as a leader is to be seen at all.”Pamela Chen
Creator of “Women Before Me,”
portraits of Harvard Medical School alumnae
Women making history
These extraordinary women at the Wyss Institute are changing the world.
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Making strides
Showcasing ambition
A study co-authored by Sparsha Saha, political scientist and Harvard lecturer, found that American voters don’t penalize women who they see as ambitious.
Increasing visibility
Women are working to boost the profiles and share the experiences of Black women in privacy and cybersecurity, domains long dominated by white men.
Moving up the ladder
Research shows that mergers shake up the status quo at companies and help women and people of color move up the ladder.
More hills to climb
