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Description:: Bella Skolnik's oral history is a passionate story of activism in health, education, and welfare. She begins her interview by reflecting on her thoughtful and …
Year:: 1992
Contributor:: Skolnick, Bella (interviewee); Anton, Barbara J. (interviewer)
Genre:: oral histories (literary works)
Subject:: 1930s; Activism; Dating; Dormitories; Employment; Marriage; Politics; Providence; Great Depression
Collection:: Brown University Library; Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women; Pembroke Center Oral History Collection

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Description:: Gladys Paine Johnson begins her interview by describing her family and how she came to Brown in 1909, the first member to attend college. She …
Year:: 1986
Contributor:: Paine, Gladys (interviewee); Anton, Barbara J. (interviewer)
Genre:: oral histories (literary works)
Subject:: 1910s; Academics; Dormitories; Employment; Marriage; Professors; Social Life; Travel
Collection:: Brown University Library; Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women; Pembroke Center Oral History Collection

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Description:: Helena "Pat" Hogan Shea was born in Ireland and was a student in 1928 when the Women's College became known as Pembroke College. She worked …
Year:: 1998
Contributor:: Hogan, Helena (interviewee); Anton, Barbara J. (interviewer)
Genre:: oral histories (literary works)
Subject:: 1930s; Academics; City Girls; Employment; Pembroke College Traditions; Pembroke-Brown Merger; Physical Education; Social Life
Collection:: Brown University Library; Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women; Pembroke Center Oral History Collection

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Description:: In this interview, Justine discusses her family's connections to the Brown community and how they affected her decision to attend; the campus-wide reactions and attitudes …
Year:: 1998
Contributor:: Tyrrell, Justine (interviewee); Anton, Barbara J. (interviewer)
Genre:: oral histories (literary works)
Subject:: 1940s; City girls; Family; Employment; Activism; Race relations; World War II
Collection:: Brown University Library; Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women; Pembroke Center Oral History Collection

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