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Tributes
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Remembering Patricia Warner ’49, a WWII spy and Congressional Gold Medal recipient
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Fay Chew Matsuda ’71 dedicated her life to safeguarding the rich legacy of Chinese American immigrants.
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In pursuing her calling, Lila Fenwick ’53 broke the glass ceiling as Harvard Law School’s first Black female graduate.
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Madeline Kripke ’65 amassed one of the world’s largest collections of dictionaries.
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As a member of the Biological Sciences Department from 1991 to 2007, Poindexter’s influence extended well beyond the lab and lecture hall.
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Throughout her 70-year career, she showed a steadfast commitment to social justice — most notably, fighting against racial discrimination in employment and housing.
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Lynne Sharon Schwartz ’59 pays tribute to lifelong friend Tobi Tobias ’59, whose career as a dance critic started with a story on Twyla Tharp ’63 in Barnard Magazine