Description
- Abstract:
- In this interview, Phyllis Kollmer Santry '66, discusses the general course requirements for obtaining a degree from Brown University as well as some of her favorite courses, including Ancient History, Classical History, and Economics. She mentions her musical contributions to the Chattertocks and the social dynamics of coeducational courses. Additionally, Santry details the different rules for men and women living on campus and how an infraction involving a visit to a fraternity house resulted in her and her boyfriend being expelled for one semester. She remembers the effects that the Vietnam War had on campus including the anti-war activism of the Students for a Democratic Society and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the effects of the draft on male students. She concludes by discussing the struggles she faced as a female in the workforce after school and the need for continued feminist activism.
- Notes:
- Class year: 1966
- Biographical note: Phyllis Kollmer Santry was born in Providence, Rhode Island while her father was in Europe during World War II. She grew up in Manhasset, New York where she attended public school until she continued the family legacy of attending Brown University. She graduated from Pembroke College in 1966 with an A.B. in classics. Santry went on to obtain a master's degree in urban planning from New York University and a law degree from Rutgers University.
Citation
"Phyllis Kollmer, class of 1966"
(2016).
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:712535/
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Phyllis Kollmer, class of 1966 Part 1
- Type: Audio
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Phyllis Kollmer, class of 1966 Part 1
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Phyllis Kollmer, class of 1966
- Type: Pdf
- Order: 2
Collection:
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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 …...