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Beatrice Wattman, class of 1935

Description:
Beatrice "Bea" Wattman was the daughter of a jeweler who immigrated from Moldavia in 1895 at age 18, and a mother who came from Austria …
Contributor:
Lancaster, Jane (interviewer)
Wattman, Beatrice (interviewee)
Genre:
oral histories (document genres)
Subject:
Academics
City Girls
Employment
Family
Great Depression
Jewish Students
Open Curriculum
Physical Education
Posture Pictures
Providence
1930s
Local ID:
bdr:1110061
bdr1110061
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Bella Skolnick, class of 1933

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
Full Record

Cecile L. Kantrowitz, class of 1930

Description:
Cecile begins her interview by explaining her Russian heritage and Jewish upbringing, her father's career as a Hebrew teacher and cantor and tracing her roots …
Year:
1990
Contributor:
Kantrowitz, Cecile L. (interviewee)
Friedland, Susan J. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Clothing and Fashion
Dating
Family
Race Relations
Religion
Sexism
Social Life
Student Activities
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Clare Elizabeth Goodale, class of 1939

Description:
In the first part of this interview, Elizabeth (Kenyon) Goodale discusses her Aunt Nettie\u2019s experience as a member of Pembroke's first entering class in 1895. …
Year:
1962
Contributor:
Goodale, Clare Elizabeth (interviewee)
Barbara (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Administration
Brown Daily Herald
Clothing and Fashion
Dormitories
Employment
Family
Gender Expectations
Great Depression
Marriage
Pembroke Traditions
Physical Education
Professors
Providence
Social Life
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Clarice d'Almeida Pitta, class of 1933

Description:
Clarice d'Almeida Pitta begins the interview by discussing her family background and the circumstances that led her to attend Pembroke College. In Part 1, she …
Year:
1986
Contributor:
Pitta, Clarice d'Almeida (interviewee)
Rauch, J. F. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Great Depression
Social life
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Dorothy Allen Hill, class of 1930

Description:
In this interview, Dorothy Allen Hill starts by discussing her aunt, Mary Hill who graduated from Pembroke in 1904 and her father's early insistence that …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Hill, Dorothy Allen (interviewee)
Conover, Elizabeth (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics and Coursework
City Girls
Clothing and Fashion
Employment
Gender Expectations
Great Depression
Pembroke-Brown Merger
Physical Education
Religion
Social Life
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Elaine Barbara Frank, class of 1939

Description:
In this interview, Elaine Barbara Frank '39, the daughter of a Providence-born father and Lithuanian-born mother, describes herself as a "City Girl" and discusses her …
Year:
2005
Contributor:
Frank, Elaine Barbara (interviewee)
Lancaster, Jane (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
City girls
Student activities
Theatre
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Eleanor McElroy, class of 1937

Description:
In this interview, Eleanor McElroy, class of 1937, begins by describing her family and educational background, emphasizing the liberal minded nature of her single mother …
Year:
1986
Contributor:
McElroy, Eleanor Rosalie (interviewee)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Dating
Great Depression
City Girls
Employment
Pembroke-Brown merger
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Esther Amelia Dick, class of 1931

Description:
Dick begins by speaking of her childhood in Reading, PA; coming to Pembroke and struggling early on with Meniere's syndrome; campus rules & requirements; clothing …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Dick, Esther Amelia (interviewee)
Chase, Dick (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Clothing and fashion
Dormitories
Employment
Family
Gender expectations
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Ethel Colvin Nichols, class of 1933

Description:
Ethel Nichols Thomas begins her interview discussing her plans for the future, speaking on her wish to return to the workforce despite discrimination based on …
Year:
1985
Contributor:
Nichols, Ethel Colvin (interviewee)
Scott, Joan Wallach (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Administration
City Girls
Employment
Family
Feminism
Great Depression
Marriage
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Helena "Pat" Hogan, class of 1930

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
Full Record

Jeanette Dora Black, class of 1930

Description:
In this interview, Jeanette Black discusses her family; her education at Providence's Classical High School; reasons for attending college and for choosing Pembroke; her requirements …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Black, Jeanette Dora (interviewee)
Hurowitz, Naomi (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Administration
Employment
Great Depression
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Josephine Mary Russo, class of 1938

Description:
In this interview, Josephine Mary Russo, class of 1938, explains that she had wanted to attend college since the age of ten. When she came …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Russo, Josephine Mary (interviewee)
Wirth, Lori J. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Dormitories
Great Depression
Pembroke-Brown merger
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Katherine May Hazard, class of 1933

Description:
In Part 1, Katherine begins by discussing daily life at Pembroke. For her, this meant commuting to campus and becoming used to the regimented life …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Hazard, Katherine May (interviewee)
Aschheim, Deborah (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
Academics
Athletics
Children
Clothing and fashion
Dating
Deans
Employment
Family
Feminism
Minority students
Pembroke traditions
Chapel
Dances
Pembroke/Brown merger
Professors
Sororities
1930s
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Katherine Perkins, class of 1932

Description:
In this interview, Katherine Perkins talks about her family and her upbringing in East Providence and how she came to attend Pembroke College. She discusses …
Contributor:
Perkins, Katherine (interviewee)
Campbell, Heather Gaye (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Athletics
Employment
Great Depression
Pembroke College Traditions
Professors
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Katherine Virginia Faulkner, class of 1936

Description:
Katherine describes her early life in North Carolina; coming from a rural town with little emphasis on education; her initial hardship adjusting to life at …
Year:
1985
Contributor:
Faulkner, Katherine Virginia (interviewee)
Gollag, Suzanne (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Activism
Dating
Dormitories
Feminism
Gender Expectations
Marriage
Sexism
Social Life
Student Activities
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Margaret Mary Porter, class of 1939

Description:
Margaret Mary Porter Dolan begins her 1988 interview discussing her family background and her motivation for both going to college and choosing Brown. She reflects …
Year:
1988
Contributor:
Porter, Margaret Mary (interviewee)
Hyun, Julia J. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Administration
Dating
Employment
Family
Gender expectations
Great Depression
Marriage
Pembroke-Brown merger
Physical education
Professors
Social life
Student activities
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Mary Bernadette Banigan, class of 1931

Description:
Mary Banigan begins her interview by discussing her family background; her experience at Classical High School; and her reasons for attending Pembroke College. Throughout Part …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Banigan, Mary Bernadette (interviewee)
Levine, Jennifer (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Administration
Athletics
City girls
Clothing and fashion
Employment
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Mary Manley, class of 1933

Description:
In this interview, Mary Manley Eaton '33, discusses her family's decision for her to attend Pembroke College despite entering at the beginning of the Great …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Manley, Mary (interviewee)
Hok, Jennifer (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
City girls
Dating
Gender expectations
Great Depression
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Rose Beatrice Miller, class of 1931

Description:
In this interview, Rose Miller Roitman discusses the reasons she attended college; her graduate studies and career in bacteriology; Deans Morriss and Mooar; Magel Wilder, …
Year:
1982
Contributor:
Miller, Rose Beatrice (interviewee)
Rothman, Rebecca G. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1930s
Academics
Administration
Birth Control
City Girls
Employment
Great Depression
Professors
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

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