Which Reminds Me

Yes, I am reading about how Mary Whiton Calkins did all of the classwork for her doctoral degree at Harvard University, but the degree was not conferred because at the time Harvard did not grant degrees earned to women. Radcliffe, a woman's college, offered a doctoral degree to four women who were in that situation and the others accepted but not Calkins. Calkins was more interested in emphasizing the point of Harvard's recalcitrance in granting degrees to women. Which in a way seems like a suicidal way to make the point when she has no leverage to force the issue, but then again, on the other hand, some people only care about making their points at any cost. Because sometimes the point is worth more than the money. Priceless.