I've always thought it was kinda wild how slow Harvard was to let women and minorities in, and honestly, it seems like a mix of old-school bias and the politics of the time. Like, Harvard was all dudes for centuries, which is just weird in today's world. Even when they finally let women into some classes, it was through Radcliffe, which was basically like Harvard's "sister school" instead of the real deal, until 1999!

And don't get me started on minorities. There were all these official and unofficial barriers. I remember reading about President Lowell in the early 1900s trying to limit Jewish students. That's totally political and super biased. Stuff like that stuck around for a long time, even when the law was supposed to treat everyone fairly.

It's taken major protests, legal changes, and a lot of social pressure for Harvard to finally become more inclusive. Now it's definitely better, but you still hear about problems on campus. To me, it's a reminder that even the fanciest schools can be slow to change when they're stuck in old ways. It wasn't just about the law—it was attitudes and who had the power to decide who got in.