Katharine McCormick (1875-1967), a pioneer of the women's suffrage and birth control movements, also one of MIT's most important benefactors
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While an undergraduate, Katharine crossed swords with the MIT administration by refusing to wear a hat (as required by MIT policy for women)
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@starsandrobots is there a link to an article about that policy? What was the justification?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@nomadicnerd wish I knew more, all I've ever seen was this piece maintained by MIT libraries: https://libraries.mit.edu/_archives/exhibits/mccormick/index.html …
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