Abstract In this interview, Kimberly Wright-King, Brown University class of 1990, shares a variety of experiences she had during her… Read more Kimberly Wright King, class of 1990

Abstract In this interview, Kimberly Wright-King, Brown University class of 1990, shares a variety of experiences she had during her… Read more Kimberly Wright King, class of 1990
Abstract In this interview, Paula Robinson, Brown University class of 1999, reflects on her time on campus in honor of… Read more Paula Robinson, class of 1999
Abstract In this interview, Xochitl Gonzalez, Brown University class of 1999, shares her memories of her time on campus on… Read more Xochitl Gonzalez, class of 1999
Abstract In her interview, Katie Yetter, Brown University class of 2022, speaks about the many components of her experience as… Read more Katie Yetter, class of 2022
Abstract In this Zoom interview, which took place a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Alba Malaga, who was completing… Read more Alba Malaga, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics
Abstract The daughter of Alice O’Connor Chmielewski ’28, Ann begins her own interview by relating childhood memories of accompanying her… Read more Ann Martha Chmielewski, class of 1959
Abstract In this interview, Virginia Thomas, Brown University class of 2020, discusses her experience as an academic during the COVID-19… Read more Virginia Thomas, class of 2020
Abstract Morayo Akande grew up in Illinois with her three siblings. Her father is a Nigerian immigrant, and her mother… Read more Morayo Akande, class of 2016
Abstract In this interview, Miranda Summers Lowe, MA class of 2009, talks about her decision to enlist in the Army,… Read more Miranda Summers Lowe, class of 2009 MA
Abstract In this interview, Yoruba Richen, documentary filmmaker and Brown University class of 1994, discusses her time at Brown University… Read more Yoruba Richen, class of 1994
Abstract In these two interviews, Bernadette Aulestia, Brown University class of 1994, discusses her time at Brown, her career path,… Read more Bernadette Aulestia, class of 1994
Abstract Lydia L. English came to Brown in 1981 as a resumed undergraduate education student, after having worked in banking… Read more Lydia L. English, class of 1985
Abstract In Part 1 of her interview, Linda J. Peters begins by sharing some background information, including her multiracial identity… Read more Linda J. Peters, class of 1982
Abstract In this interview, Javette D. Pinkney begins by explaining the academic initiative and activist spirit that brought her to… Read more Javette D. Pinkney, class of 1980
Abstract In this interview, Anita L. Schell begins by discussing her family and the support she had from her parents… Read more Anita L. Schell, class of 1979
Abstract Deborah J. Greenberg begins her interview by sharing some family background information including her childhood in Chicago, her mother’s… Read more Deborah J. Greenberg, class of 1979
Abstract In her second interview, conducted in 2013, Maggie M. Wenig begins by discussing her admission to Brown University, where… Read more Maggie M. Wenig, class of 1978 (interview 2 of 2)
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Maggie M. Wenig begins by sharing some family information including her parents’ careers… Read more Maggie M. Wenig, class of 1978 (interview 1 of 2)
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Margot Landman discusses her family background and their influence in her choice of… Read more Margot Landman, class of 1978
Abstract Peggy J. McKearney begins Part 1 of her interview with a brief description of her family background, including her… Read more Peggy J. McKearney, class of 1975
Abstract This interview was donated to the Pembroke Center Oral History Project by Lily Cohen, class of 2012. Cohen conducted… Read more Barbara E. Ehrlich, class of 1974
Abstract Ferelene “Nan” Bailey begins by discussing her childhood, the benefits of living overseas during her childhood, her experience applying… Read more Ferelene Bailey, class of 1974
Abstract In these interviews, Elizabeth B. West, Brown University class of 1973, discusses her experiences at Brown University during the… Read more Elizabeth B. West, class of 1973
Abstract Santina L. Siena was born in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1969, and after… Read more Santina L. Siena, class of 1973
Abstract Karen E. McLaurin was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, moved to Rockland, Massachusetts, and attended the public school system until… Read more Karen E. McLaurin, class of 1973 (interview 2 of 2)
Abstract In her first interview conducted in 1994, Karen E. McLaurin begins by discussing her decision to attend Brown University,… Read more Karen E. McLaurin, class of 1973 (interview 1 of 2)
Abstract This interview captures the oral history of Lillian Y. Lim, Brown University class of 1973 and the first Filipina… Read more Lillian Lim, class of 1973
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Lucile K. Wawzonek discusses changing attitudes towards formal gender divisions on campus during… Read more Lucile K. Wawzonek, class of 1972
Abstract Susan E. Graber begins Part 1 her interview by sharing some family background information such as her mother’s college… Read more Susan E. Graber, class of 1971
Abstract In this interview, Susan Friedman, Brown University class of 1970, describes her role as a leader in the creation… Read more Susan Friedman, class of 1970
Abstract In this interview, Susan Cowell explains her reasons for choosing to attend Pembroke College, her expectations for campus culture,… Read more Susan Cowell, class of 1969
Abstract In this interview, Constance Worthington begins by talking about her family’s involvement in Brown University, and her eventual decision… Read more Constance Worthington, class of 1968
Abstract This interview comes from a career forum for music students held at the Orwig Music Building with Gwyneth Walker… Read more Gwyneth Van Anden Walker, class of 1968
Abstract Penelope “Penny” A. Baskerville begins Part 1 of this interview by recounting her family life and early education in… Read more Penelope A. Baskerville, class of 1968
Abstract Cynthia Burdick grew up on a farm in Wilmington, Delaware and attended Westover boarding school in Connecticut. After graduation,… Read more Cynthia Burdick, class of 1965
Abstract Dorothy Ann Haus begins this interview by talking about her life before Pembroke College, growing up as a “Pollyanna”… Read more Dorothy Ann Haus, class of 1964
Abstract This interview was donated by Carolyn Converse, class of 1964. Converse asked her Strathclyde University colleague, Kathleen Kane, to… Read more Carolyn Ann Converse, class of 1964
Abstract Joyce Loretta Richardson begins her interview by discussing the experiences and people that led her to apply to and… Read more Joyce Loretta Richardson, class of 1963
Abstract Beverly Irene Nanes begins Part 1 of her interview by sharing some general family background, her reasons for attending… Read more Beverly Irene Nanes, class of 1963
Abstract On the occasion of her 50th Reunion, Katharine Curtis Pierce looks back on the highlights of her time at… Read more Katharine Curtis Pierce, class of 1962
Abstract In this interview, Carol Ann Markovitz begins by describing her involvement at Pembroke outside the classroom, at Brown Youth… Read more Carol Ann Markovitz, class of 1962
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Romaine Ahlstrom discusses the many moves her family made as child, her reasons… Read more Romaine Ahlstrom, class of 1962
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Cynthia Lee Jenner begins by describing her family background. She talks about the… Read more Cynthia Lee Jenner, class of 1961
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Charlene Marion Ingraham begins by sharing some family background information, noting that her… Read more Charlene Marion Ingraham, class of 1959
Abstract The daughter of Alice Elizabeth O’Connor ’28, Chmielewski begins her interview by relating childhood memories of accompanying her mother… Read more Ann Martha Chmielewski, class of 1959
Abstract This interview concentrates on Lillian S. Berberian’s family life and her experiences as a city girl – a female… Read more Lillian S. Berberian, class of 1957
Abstract In this interview, Charlotte Lowney, looking back on a 40-year career with Pembroke College and Brown University, details her… Read more Charlotte Lowney, class of 1957
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Sylvia Rosen reflects on her freshman year at Pembroke College, the dormitories, dating,… Read more Sylvia Rosen, class of 1955
Abstract Marjorie Alice Jones speaks as a member of the silent generation and considers the busy, active life she’s lead… Read more Marjorie Alice Jones, class of 1954
Abstract In this interview, Stavroula James Balomenos begins by describing her childhood in Portland, Maine, which consisted of “home, school,… Read more Stavroula James Balomenos, class of 1953
Abstract In part 1 of this interview, Alison Palmer discusses her childhood, her decision to attend Pembroke College, and the… Read more Alison Palmer, class of 1953
Abstract In this oral history captured over the course of four interviews, Diane Straker, the Pembroke Center’s administrative assistant, details… Read more Diane Straker, Staff
Abstract In this interview, Janice Vanderwater discusses her college education at Barnard College and her path to becoming the first… Read more Janice Vanderwater, Faculty
Abstract This interview was conducted with Ruth Cserr on behalf of her mother Helen FitzGerald Cserr who was a professor… Read more Helen FitzGerald Cserr, Faculty
Abstract Beverly Anne Calderwood begins this interview by explaining her parents’ self-made careers—her father’s opening of an iron foundry and… Read more Beverly Anne Calderwood, class of 1952
Abstract Polly Adams Welts begins this interview by recounting her family life in Haverhill, Massachusetts before and after World War… Read more Polly Adams Welts, class of 1951
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Edna Frances graham discusses her family background and then elaborated on preparing for… Read more Edna Frances Graham, class of 1950
Abstract Elizabeth “Betty” Branch Jackson is one of Pembroke’s early students of color. During her time on campus, she was… Read more Elizabeth Branch Jackson, class of 1945
Abstract Jean Ellen Miller tells the story of her life in this interview, which was recorded on three occasions in… Read more Jean Ellen Miller, class of 1949
Abstract In this interview, Elizabeth Hortense Leduc recounts her educational background from undergraduate studies in biology at the University of… Read more Elizabeth Hortense Leduc, class of 1948
Abstract Joyce Wetherald was born in 1926 and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1943 she received the Rhode… Read more Joyce Wetherald, class of 1947
Abstract Jane E. Walsh begins Part 1 of her interview by summarizing her background including her mother’s career as Director… Read more Jane E. Walsh, class of 1947
Abstract In her interview, Anna C. Renzi, Pembroke College class of 1947, discusses her path to becoming the first woman… Read more Anna C. Renzi, class of 1947
Abstract Alice Mary Clark begins her interview by briefly describing her childhood on Charlesfield Street in Providence, Rhode Island. There… Read more Alice Mary Clark, class of 1946
Abstract In this interview, Hilda Antoinette Calabro begins by sharing some family background and explaining her reasons for attending Pembroke… Read more Hilda Antoinette Calabro, class of 1945
Abstract In this interview, Dorothy Myrtle Kay begins Part 1 by describing how she started her first job at her… Read more Dorothy Myrtle Kay, class of 1945
Abstract In this 2018 interview, Beverly Adele Moss, Pembroke College class of 1945, discusses her family upbringing, time at Pembroke… Read more Beverly Adele Moss, class of 1945
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Marcella F. Fagan recounts her acceptance to Pembroke College in 1940 and her… Read more Marcella F. Fagan, class of 1944
Abstract In this interview, Judith Weiss, undergraduate class of 1944, discusses her decision to attend Pembroke College and describes her… Read more Judith Weiss, class of 1944
Abstract At the start of this interview, Elizabeth J. Pretzer describes what it was like to attend Pembroke College while… Read more Elizabeth J. Pretzer, class of 1944
Abstract Ruth Ellen Bains begins Part 1 of her interview by highlighting her family background and her early education in… Read more Ruth Ellen Bains, class of 1943
Abstract In Part 1, speaking fifty five years after her graduation, Justine Tyrrell begins her interview by noting that she… Read more Justine Tyrrell, class of 1943
Abstract Elizabeth Susan Weatherhead begins her interview with a brief family background, noting that her father attended a boy’s school… Read more Elizabeth Susan Weatherhead, class of 1942
Abstract Penelope Claire Hartland begins this interview by focusing on her education. She describes her academic achievements at Pembroke College,… Read more Penelope Claire Hartland, class of 1940
Abstract Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon begins Part 1 of this interview by discussing her early experiences at Pembroke, including freshman orientation… Read more Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon, class of 1939 (interview 1 of 2)
Abstract Margaret “Peg” Mary Porter begins Part 1 of her 1988 interview discussing her family background and her motivation for… Read more Margaret Mary Porter, class of 1939
Abstract Clara Elizabeth Goodale ‘39 is the niece of Nettie Goodale Murdock who was a member of Pembroke College’s first… Read more Clara Elizabeth Goodale, class of 1939
Abstract Virginia Belle Macmillan begins Part 1 of her interview by describing her childhood and family in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.… Read more Virginia Belle Macmillan, class of 1938
Abstract In this interview, Eleanor Rosalie McElroy, class of 1937, begins by describing her family and educational background, emphasizing the… Read more Eleanor Rosalie McElroy, class of 1937
Abstract In this interview, speaking nearly fifty years after graduation from Pembroke College, Katherine Virginia Faulkner begins Part 1 of… Read more Katherine Virginia Faulkner, class of 1936
Abstract In this interview, Harva Zelda Fisher explains her reasons for attending Pembroke College, particularly citing geographic proximity to her… Read more Harva Zelda Fisher, class of 1936
Abstract Beatrice “Bea” Wattman was the daughter of a jeweler who immigrated from Moldavia in 1895 at age 18, and… Read more Beatrice Wattman, class of 1935
Abstract Ethel Colvin Nichols begins her interview discussing her plans for the future and speaking of her wish to return… Read more Ethel Colvin Nichols, class of 1934
Abstract Esther Amelia Dick begins this interview by speaking of her childhood in Reading, PA and struggling with Meniere’s Syndrome.… Read more Esther Amelia Dick, class of 1934
Abstract In this interview, Ruth Lilian Wade begins by sharing her biographical and family background. She talks about her mother… Read more Ruth Lilian Wade, class of 1933
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Katherine May Hazard begins by discussing daily life at Pembroke College. For her,… Read more Katherine May Hazard, class of 1933
Abstract Bella Skolnik’s interview provides a passionate story of activism in health, education, and welfare. She begins by reflecting on… Read more Bella Skolnick, class of 1933
Abstract In this interview, Katherine Perkins talks about her family and her upbringing in East Providence and how she came… Read more Katherine Perkins, class of 1932
Abstract In this interview, Rose Beatrice Miller discusses the reasons she attended Pembroke College, her graduate studies, and career in… Read more Rose Beatrice Miller, class of 1931
Abstract Mary Bernadette Banigan begins her interview by discussing her family background, her experience at Classical High School, and her… Read more Mary Bernadette Banigan, class of 1931
Abstract In this interview, Jeannette Dora Black discusses her family, her education at Providence’s Classical High School, and her reasons… Read more Jeannette Dora Black, class of 1930
Abstract In this interview, Dorothy Allen Hill starts by discussing her aunt, Mary Hill, who graduated from Pembroke College in… Read more Dorothy Allen Hill, class of 1930
Abstract Margery Chittenden Leonard’s 1982 interview reflects her tireless passion for the Equal Rights Amendment. While she discusses her classes… Read more Margery Chittenden Leonard, class of 1929
Abstract In this interview, Sarah Gertrude Mazick describes working in Providence as a teenager and her desire to attend medical… Read more Sarah Gertrude Mazick, class of 1928
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Rose Roberta Traurig describes her family, from Waterbury, Connecticut, and the high value… Read more Rose Roberta Traurig, class of 1928
Abstract In this interview, Grace Amelia McAuslan begins by explaining why she decided to attend Pembroke College and what her… Read more Grace Amelia McAuslan, class of 1928
Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Alice Elizabeth O’Connor begins by discussing her life growing up in East Providence… Read more Alice Elizabeth O’Connor, class of 1928
Abstract In this interview, Mary Carpenter Emerson tells of her family’s tradition of attending Brown University, which included her mother,… Read more Mary Carpenter Emerson, class of 1927
Abstract In the first part of her 1987 interview, Martha Alice Ingham Dickie discusses her family background, her life at… Read more Martha Alice Ingham Dickie, class of 1926 (interview 2 of 2)
Abstract In this interview, Caroline Flanders recalls telling her parents that “every girl should go to college.” Flanders reflects on… Read more Caroline Flanders, class of 1926
Abstract In this interview, Beatrice Elizabeth Coleman discusses her career as a teacher in normal schools in North Carolina and… Read more Beatrice Elizabeth Coleman, class of 1925
Abstract Speaking more than sixty years after graduation, Elizabeth Lee Young begins her interview by noting her parent’s educational and… Read more Elizabeth Lee Young, class of 1924
Abstract This interview with members of the Brown University class of 1981 summarizes the undergraduate experiences of Alice Wheelwright, Clare… Read more 25th Reunion, class of 1981
Abstract This interview with members of the Brown University class of 1983 showcases the undergraduate experiences of Judith Lynn Wells,… Read more 25th Reunion, class of 1983
Abstract This interview with members of the Brown University class of 1984 captures the experiences of Jean Eastman, Kristen Duckett,… Read more 25th Reunion, class of 1984
Abstract This interview with members of the Brown University class of 1997 documents the undergraduate experiences of Kavita Bali, Kathryn… Read more 25th Reunion, class of 1997
Abstract In this interview, Theresa Atta Ifogah, Willow Darsie, Sandy Kent Carielli, Mary Swerczek Sparacello, and Meredith TenHoor, members of… Read more 25th Reunion, class of 1998
Abstract This interview with members of the Pembroke College class of 1956, highlights the under graduate experiences of Gretchen Gross,… Read more 50th Reunion, class of 1956
Abstract This interview with members of the Pembroke College class of 1958, highlights the experiences of Barbara Alice Fontaine, Maraya… Read more 50th Reunion, class of 1958
Abstract Diane Eileen Scola’s oral history is an example of autonomy and feminist conviction despite gender discrimination. She begins her… Read more Diane Eileen Scola, class of 1959
Abstract Helena Patricia Hogan was born in Ireland and was a student in 1928 when the Women’s College in Brown… Read more Helena Patricia Hogan, class of 1930
Abstract In this interview, Ingrid Ellen Winther begins by discussing her childhood and early education. She reflects on her memories… Read more Ingrid Ellen Winther, class of 1964
Abstract In this interview, Carol R. Dannenberg begins by explaining her decision to attend Pembroke College. She discusses dating life,… Read more Carol Rita Dannenberg, class of 1966
Abstract Kristie E. Miller, an award-winning biographer, begins her interview discussing the controversy surrounding her decision to attend college. Her… Read more Kristie E. Miller, class of 1966
Abstract In this interview, Martha Banks, Joan Betesh, Nancy Clarke, Jane Desmond, Lynda Durfee, Phyllis Fineman Schlesinger, Lillian Lim, Patricia… Read more 50th Reunion, class of 1973
Abstract In this interview, Rita Ann Chao, class of 1969, discusses growing up in Vietnam, arriving in Maine, studying applied… Read more Rita Ann Chao, class of 1969
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
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
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
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
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