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Which rejected Pauli Murray for post-graduate work due to her gender?

  • Howard University

  • University of California

  • Harvard University

  • Yale Law School

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Harvard University rejected Pauli Murray for post-graduate work due to her gender. Harvard University was a prestigious institution at the time, and Murray was a highly qualified applicant. However, the university refused to admit her because she was a woman. This decision was based on the belief that women were not capable of doing graduate-level work.
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