Rose Beatrice Miller, class of 1931

Rose Beatrice Miller, class of 1931

Abstract In this interview, Rose Beatrice Miller discusses the reasons she attended Pembroke College, her graduate studies, and career in bacteriology. She recalls Deans Margaret Shove Morriss and Eva Mooar, and biology professor Magel Wilder, her sole female...
Mary Bernadette Banigan, class of 1931

Mary Bernadette Banigan, class of 1931

Abstract Mary Bernadette Banigan begins her interview by discussing her family background, her experience at Classical High School, and her reasons for attending Pembroke College. Throughout Part 1, she describes her favorite professors, and postgraduate options for...
Jeannette Dora Black, class of 1930

Jeannette Dora Black, class of 1930

Abstract In this interview, Jeannette Dora Black discusses her family, her education at Providence’s Classical High School, and her reasons for attending Pembroke College. She remembers her requirements and classes at Pembroke, her feelings about coeducation,...
Dorothy Allen Hill, class of 1930

Dorothy Allen Hill, class of 1930

Abstract In this interview, Dorothy Allen Hill starts by discussing her aunt, Mary Hill, who graduated from Pembroke College in 1904, and her father’s early insistence that she attend Pembroke. She recalls mandatory chapel and physical education, making friends, and...
Cecile Lena Kantrowitz Israel, class of 1930

Cecile Lena Kantrowitz Israel, class of 1930

Abstract Cecile Lena Kantrowitz Israel begins this interview by explaining her Russian heritage and Jewish upbringing, her father’s career as a Hebrew teacher and cantor, and tracing her roots to Baal Shem Tov. She discusses her education at Classical High...