Description
- Abstract:
- In the first part of her interview, Galia Siegel speaks about her work with Project Birth -- an advocacy, service, and educational program for pregnant and parenting teens in South Providence -- and founding its corollary, Peer Sister, which matched women in Project Birth with women at Brown who would tutor them. In Part 2, Galia discusses her belief that the general atmosphere at Brown turned her into an activist. She then speaks of her family life, cultural expectations, and going off to college. In part 3, Galia reviews the social environment at Brown, courses and professors, and relations between male and female students, expanding on her work with the Sarah Doyle Center and the student perception of the organization. She reflects on the speeches and performances she attended at Brown, including speeches by 1988 presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and former President Jimmy Carter. In part 4, Galia concludes her interview with a consideration of feminism and activism at Brown.
- Notes:
- Class year: 1989
- Biographical note: Galia Siegel grew up in Washington, D.C., attending public school until she transferred to private school for her high school years. At the time of the interview, Galia’s mother, who is from Argentina, was a linguist at the World Bank, and her father was a professor in chemistry at George Washington University. Galia was always expected to attend a reputable college and then attain a high paying job upon graduation, and her parents did not quite endorse her interest in teaching. She originally wanted to study Psychology at Brown, but switched to Public Policy after her first year. At Brown, Galia was involved with Extension – a modern dance group – Project Birth and Peer Sister, the Student Homeless Action Campaign, the Student AIDS Taskforce, the Mount Hope Day Care Center, the Crisis Intervention Project, and the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center.
Citation
"Galia Siegel, class of 1989"
(1988).
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:705206/
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 1
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 1
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 2
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 2
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 3
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 3
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 4
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989 Part 4
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Galia Siegel, class of 1989
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Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
This collection contains oral history interviews with alumnae of Brown University, which admitted its first women students in 1891. The Women's College at Brown was renamed Pembroke College in 1928, and in 1971, Pembroke College merged with the Men's College …...