Elsie Barbara Anderson, class of 1947 Elsie Barbara Anderson Lewis, class of 1947 Anderson, Elsie Barbara interviewee Gaudette, Jennifer H. interviewer mixed material 1988-05-10 eng Elsie Anderson Lewis discusses her family's Swedish origins as well as their American experiences. She describes her nursing education and training, including her scholarship, courses at Pembroke, Brown professors, and her Biology instructor Virginia Granger. Mrs. Lewis also discusses the differences between Brown men and Pembroke women, the advantages of attending a women's college, social life and campus activities, and Pembroke traditions. She describes her dismay about he Pembroke-Brown merger and relates her experiences as a working mother. Note: The audio for this interview is occasionally of poor quality. Please also refer to the transcript. 1947 Elsie Barbara Anderson Lewis was born in 1925 in Providence, RI to Frida Nisson Anderson, a cook, and Ossian Anderson, a machinist, both natives of Sweden. Her sister Doris Anderson Landau '49 also attended Pembroke College. Prior to matriculating at Pembroke, Elsie attended Aldrich High School in Warwick, RI, and the University of Rhode Island (1942-1943). At Pembroke, she studied nursing in a joint program with the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing (1943-1947), earning a bachelor's degree and professional diploma. In 1950, she married William J. 1940s Academics Family Pembroke College Traditions Pembroke-Brown Merger Professors Social Life oral histories (literary works)