Talk:Merze Tate
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Harvard degree claim
[edit]The article states that Tate was "first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in government and international relations from Harvard University (then Radcliffe College)...".
She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1941, but Radcliffe did not start offering joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas until 1963. Unfortunately, this assertion has been reported by third-party sources, so fixing it here might be considered original research. I'll leave it in until I get the chance to work on some better sourcing. — Satori Son 15:06, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Western Michigan University claim
[edit]Similarly, this article states she was the first African American female graduate of Western State Teachers College. In fact, there were earlier graduates of the institution who earned a four year degree. Several graduates earned teaching certificates even earlier.