During the 1961-’62 school year, debates over the purpose of curfews and other rules for the proper conduct of a Radcliffe student were symptomatic of the emerging revolution in the role of women on Harvard’s campus and beyond.
Sometimes, prep is staid. Not with these fifteen. Dignified, surely, but never boring. And this year’s group might be our most sweltering yet. They may not have been around for the university’s whole history, but there’s a good chance they’ll go down in it.