Bradstreet Gate

Gate in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

42°22′32″N 71°06′59″W / 42.375581°N 71.116365°W / 42.375581; -71.116365Technical detailsMaterialWrought iron

Bradstreet Gate, on the perimeter of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a wrought-iron gate opposite Memorial Hall.^[1] In 1997 it was dedicated to Anne Bradstreet on the 25th anniversary of female students living in Harvard's freshman dormitories.^[2]^[3]^[4] A plaque with a quote from one of Bradstreet's poems was added in 2003.^[5]

References

^ Shand-Tucci, D.; Cheek, R.; Rudenstine, N.L. (2001). Harvard University: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 255. ISBN 9781568982809. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ "The gates that frame Harvard Yard – Harvard Gazette". news.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ "Why The Gates of Harvard Yard Exemplify Great Urban Design". Curbed. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ "The Alumni - January–February '98 - The Women's Entrance". harvardmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ "To Our Readers: |". thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

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Media related to Bradstreet Gate (Harvard Yard) at Wikimedia Commons

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