In 2007 Drew Gilpin Faust became the first female president in this university's 371-year history
... As a scholar, Faust 
focused on the history of the Civil War and the ... February 10, 2007... [DOC] [TLE] Harvard names first female president in 371-year history - The Nation [PAR] Feb 12, 2007 ... Harvard names first female president in 371-year history ... Drew Gilpin Faust, a 
59-year-old US Civil War scholar, was named the ... when she became head of 
the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.