Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

Abstract In this interview, Roberta Aaronson, Wanda Brown, Elizabeth Edgerly, Johnette Rodriguez, Hilary Salk (Brown University class of 1963), Barbara Schermack, Carol Shelton, and Amy Tabor, discuss their experiences as members of the Rhode Island Women’s Health...

Beatrice McGeoch, class of 1997

Abstract In this interview, Beatrice McGeoch, Brown University class of 1997, shares her thoughts on education, work, and housing, in the times of COVID-19. McGeoch begins by recalling when COVID-19 became a serious factor in her work and life. She explains her work...
Constance Worthington, class of 1968

Constance Worthington, class of 1968

Abstract In this interview, Constance Worthington begins by talking about her family’s involvement in Brown University, and her eventual decision to transfer to Pembroke College. She then discusses her challenging time at Brown being a student, single mother, and a...
Cynthia Burdick, class of 1965

Cynthia Burdick, class of 1965

Abstract Cynthia Burdick grew up on a farm in Wilmington, Delaware and attended Westover boarding school in Connecticut. After graduation, she went to Bryn Mawr College for a year and half, during which she fell in love and got married. She then transferred to...
Hilary Berger Ross, class of 1963

Hilary Berger Ross, class of 1963

Abstract Hilary Berger Ross begins Part 1 of her 1988 interview by discussing her search for community at Pembroke College, and speaks about her experience as a city girl – a female day student who attended Pembroke but did not live on campus. She remembers Pembroke...