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 …
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, …
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 …
In this interview, conducted sixty years after her graduation, Eleanor Frances Briggs, class of 1928, explains that there was never any question that she would …
Hilary Ross Salk's oral history is a story of feminism and community. She begins her 1988 interview discussing her search for community at Pembroke, and …
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 …
In this interview, Marjorie Roffee Milroy '43, explains that while she grew up in Providence she desired to pursue journalism at Syracuse University in New …
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 …
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 …
In this interview, Rochelle "Shelley" Miller, class of 1964, begins with her decision to attend Pembroke College and the strong support she got from her …
In this interview, Sophia "Sophie" Schaffer '41 begins with a description of Pembroke Hall including the history of its development and the support of President …