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Bradstreet Gate aka 1997 Gate (Harvard Yard) IMG 8987
Bradstreet Gate aka 1997 Gate (Harvard Yard) IMG 8987

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

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Bradstreet Gate aka 1997 Gate (Harvard Yard) IMG 8987
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