Radcliffe Quarterly—Summer 2005

Marking the First Five Years The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study celebrates its fifth anniversary. Five Fellows: Profiles from the First Five Classes Scholars from the first five fellowship classes talk about their work during and after their year in residence. Building an Intellectual Community Julia Hanna "Radcliffe moments" make the fellowship experience unique. Beyond the Yard: Ideas that Travel Deborah Blagg The Institute's diverse academic work is reflected in its wide-ranging calendar of events. The Schlesinger Library: Documenting Women's History E. J. Graff The library's collections safeguard women's history for future generations. Supporting the Radcliffe Institute: The Power of Ideas Sarah Mackey Alumnae/i and friends have established a strong foundation for the Institute's success. Designing Biology Madeline Drexler The 2004–2005 Radcliffe Science Symposium looked at how researchers are now mimicking, manipulating, and harnessing natural biological systems. Meet the Author: Laurie Sheck RI '05 Ruth E. C. Prince In her poetry, Laurie Sheck RI '05 explores the mind of Frankenstein's monster. "Notes on Leonardo" Laurie Sheck RI '05 Departments From the Dean Announcements Around the Institute Three Generations of Feminists Speak at Radcliffe Dean's Lecture Series Prominent Biologists Discuss Aging, Disease, and Symbiosis New Books The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism by Megan Marshall '77 Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America's First Poet by Charlotte Gordon '84 Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins RI '04 Pearl: A Novel by Mary Gordon RI '04 A Changed Man by Francine Prose '68 Making an Exit: A Mother-Daughter Drama with Alzheimer's, Machine Tools, and Laughter by Elinor Fuchs '55, BI '86 Quick Study Alumnae/i News Names & Faces NEWSmakers

RADCLIFFE QUARTERLY

Editor
Pat Harrison

Associate Editor
Ivelisse Estrada

Editorial Intern
Jung Ja Choi

Books Editor
Sage Stossel '93

Editors Emeritae

Mariel Finney Locke '48
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Diane Sherlock '78

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Director of Communications
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Associate Dean for Advancement and Planning
Tamara Elliott Rogers '74

Dean
Drew Gilpin Faust

Summer 2005

Volume No. 90/ No.2

The Radcliffe Quarterly (ISSN 0033-7528) is published two times a year by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Copyright 2005 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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