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Alice M. Longfellow was elected to the Cambridge, Massachusetts School Board in 1887 and served until 1892. Longfellow was the oldest daughter of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Alice Longfellow was a supporter of education for women, joining the first committees to organization the Harvard Annex for women and attending early classes. She continued to support the institution as it evolved into Radcliffe College. Longfellow Hall at Radcliffe was named after Alice Longfellow.
