In part 1 of this interview, Alison discusses her childhood, her decision to attend Pembroke, and the Pembroke experience. In part 2 she discusses hazing …
In Part 1 of this interview, Alita Bosworth Cameron and Rowena Sherman Allen discuss how they came to attend Brown University; restrictions and expectations of …
Beverly begins the interview telling of her both her parents’ self-made careers—her father’s opening of an iron foundry and her mother’s self-education. A first-generation college …
In Part I, Cynthia begins by describing her family background. She talks about the contemporary stigma against a middle class wife with a career\u2014and the …
Diane E. Scola's oral history is an example of autonomy and feminist conviction despite gender discrimination. She begins her interview discussing her Italian-American family background, …
Grace McAuslan discusses her family life, dress codes, Pembroke student government, the Brown-Pembroke merger, Pembroke traditions, and the lack of discussion surrounding politics, the women's …
Helen Thayer Paxton grew up in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. She remembers Pembroke as a place of "gracious living," including maids to clean the dorm …
Ingrid Winther Scobie's interview expresses the nuanced frustration women experience as a result of gender expectations that limit them and suppress their full potential. She …
Joyce begins her interview by discussing the experiences and people that led her to apply and attend Pembroke, such as going to boarding school, having …
Joyce Wetherald Fairchild's interview demystifies the work and operations of the Brown Corporation, where she served as a trustee, committee member, and as an emerita. …
Kristie Miller begins her interview discussing the controversy surrounding her decision to attend college. Her mother, a supporter of Joseph McCarthy, always discouraged her academic …
In part 1 of her interview, Lucile Wawzonek Thompson discusses changing attitudes towards formal gender divisions on campus during the Pembroke/Brown merger. She begins by …
Appleton begins the interview recalling the defining decision made by Pembroke Dean Lida Shaw King to abolish all sororities on campus. She then describes the …
Marjorie Alice Jones Sternberg speaks as a member of the silent generation and considers the busy, active life she's lead despite the fact that nobody …
Susan begins by talking about her family, her choice to attend Pembroke, and the challenge of the academics once she arrived. She discusses her various …