Bradstreet Gate

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Bradstreet Gate
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General information
Address Harvard Yard
Town or city Cambridge, Massachusetts
Country United States
Coordinates 42°22′32″N71°06′59″W / 42.375581°N 71.116365°W / 42.375581; -71.116365 Coordinates: 42°22′32″N71°06′59″W / 42.375581°N 71.116365°W / 42.375581; -71.116365
Technical details
Material Wrought iron

Bradstreet Gate, on the perimeter of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a wrought-iron gate opposite Memorial Hall. [1] In 1997 it was dedicated to Anne Bradstreet on the 25th anniversary of female students living in Harvard's freshman dormitories. [2] [3] [4] A plaque with a quote from one of Bradstreet's poems was added in 2003. [5]

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