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...
Margery Chittenden Leonard, class of 1929

Margery Chittenden Leonard, class of 1929

Abstract Margery Chittenden Leonard’s 1982 interview reflects her tireless passion for the Equal Rights Amendment. While she discusses her classes at Brown and her dormitories, the majority of her oral history is dedicated to discussing the fierce discrimination women...
Ethel Mary Humphrey, class of 1929

Ethel Mary Humphrey, class of 1929

Abstract In Part 1 of her interview, Ethel Mary Humphrey discusses the circumstances that led her to attend Pembroke College. She talks about academics and student relationships with the deans, her involvement in the Press Club and drama productions, and coeducation....
Sarah Gertrude Mazick, class of 1928

Sarah Gertrude Mazick, class of 1928

Abstract In this interview, Sarah Gertrude Mazick describes working in Providence as a teenager and her desire to attend medical school against the wishes of her mother. She shares her memories of World War I, including learning to knit, Armistice Day celebrations,...