Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p Barbara Miller Solomon was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and received her B.A. (1940) and Ph.D (1953) from Radcliffe College. In 1940, she married Peter Solomon, the son of Harry Solomon, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Maida Herman Solomon, pioneer in psychiatric social work; they had three children: Peter Jr. (born in 1942), Maida (born in 1946), and Daniel (born in 1950). Solomon joined the faculty of Wheelock College in 1957 and in 1959 was appointed director of both the Women's Archives (now the Schlesinger Library) and the Radcliffe Seminars, Radcliffe's continuing education program. She held these positions until 1965 and 1963, respectively. In 1963, she was named Associate Dean of Radcliffe College and dean of Radcliffe College's East House, and in 1970, she was appointed Assistant Dean of Harvard College, becoming the first woman to hold a position as a dean of Harvard College. This appointment drew national attention and she served until 1974. She joined the faculty of Harvard College as a lecturer on history and literature in 1965 and in 1972 taught Harvard’s first lecture course on the history of women in America, which helped lead to the establishment of a formal women's studies program at Harvard.. }
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- catalog description "Barbara Miller Solomon was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and received her B.A. (1940) and Ph.D (1953) from Radcliffe College. In 1940, she married Peter Solomon, the son of Harry Solomon, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Maida Herman Solomon, pioneer in psychiatric social work; they had three children: Peter Jr. (born in 1942), Maida (born in 1946), and Daniel (born in 1950). Solomon joined the faculty of Wheelock College in 1957 and in 1959 was appointed director of both the Women's Archives (now the Schlesinger Library) and the Radcliffe Seminars, Radcliffe's continuing education program. She held these positions until 1965 and 1963, respectively. In 1963, she was named Associate Dean of Radcliffe College and dean of Radcliffe College's East House, and in 1970, she was appointed Assistant Dean of Harvard College, becoming the first woman to hold a position as a dean of Harvard College. This appointment drew national attention and she served until 1974. She joined the faculty of Harvard College as a lecturer on history and literature in 1965 and in 1972 taught Harvard’s first lecture course on the history of women in America, which helped lead to the establishment of a formal women's studies program at Harvard.".