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Pembroke Center Oral History Project

An oral history collection centering the stories of cis and trans women and non-binary people at Brown University

Category: 1910s

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Edna Ruth MacDonald, class of 1919 and Ruth Dorothea Peterson, class of 1919

Posted on May 8, 2023May 9, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In a joint interview, classmates Edna Ruth MacDonald and Ruth Dorothea Peterson speak on the academic atmosphere at Pembroke… Read more Edna Ruth MacDonald, class of 1919 and Ruth Dorothea Peterson, class of 1919

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Lillian Dorothy Beals, class of 1918 and Rose Presel, class of 1918

Posted on May 8, 2023May 9, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this dual interview, classmates Rose Presel and Lillian Dorothy Beals speak extensively about their classes at Pembroke, and… Read more Lillian Dorothy Beals, class of 1918 and Rose Presel, class of 1918

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Anna Peña Hass, class of 1917

Posted on May 8, 2023May 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In the first part of the interview, Anna Peña Hass discusses early life on her family’s farm and the… Read more Anna Peña Hass, class of 1917

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Ruth Elizabeth Cooke, class of 1914

Posted on May 8, 2023May 9, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In Part 1, Ruth Elizabeth Cooke speaks about being the youngest of six children, her close relationship with her… Read more Ruth Elizabeth Cooke, class of 1914

Marjorie Phillips Wood, class of 1911

Marjorie Phillips Wood, class of 1911

Posted on May 4, 2023May 19, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract Marjorie Phillips Wood entered Pembroke College in 1907. In Part 1 of this interview, she remembers being disciplined as… Read more Marjorie Phillips Wood, class of 1911

Sarah Elizabeth Minchin, class of 1913

Sarah Elizabeth Minchin, class of 1913

Posted on May 4, 2023May 9, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Sarah Elizabeth Minchin discusses the proliferation of theatre at Brown and in the greater Providence community.… Read more Sarah Elizabeth Minchin, class of 1913

Marguerite Appleton, class of 1914

Marguerite Appleton, class of 1914

Posted on May 4, 2023May 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Marguerite Appleton discusses her father, John Howard Appleton, a Brown chemistry professor; her reasons for choosing… Read more Marguerite Appleton, class of 1914

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Rowena Albro Sherman, class of 1914 and Alita Dorothy Bosworth, class of 1914

Posted on May 4, 2023May 9, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, classmates Alita Dorothy Bosworth and Rowena Albro Sherman discuss how they came to… Read more Rowena Albro Sherman, class of 1914 and Alita Dorothy Bosworth, class of 1914

Gladys Paine, class of 1913

Posted on May 4, 2023May 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract Gladys Paine begins her interview by describing her family and how she came to Brown in 1909, the first… Read more Gladys Paine, class of 1913

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