Hilda Antoinette Calabro, class of 1945

Hilda Antoinette Calabro, class of 1945

Abstract In this interview, Hilda Antoinette Calabro begins by sharing some family background and explaining her reasons for attending Pembroke College. She recalls being supported by her family and having the freedom to choose what she wanted to do with her college...
Marcella F. Fagan, class of 1944

Marcella F. Fagan, class of 1944

Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Marcella F. Fagan recounts her acceptance to Pembroke College in 1940 and her experience as a “day hop” or “city girl.” She describes the effects of World War II, including rations on food and gas, a social life that included few...
Enid Wilson, class of 1943

Enid Wilson, class of 1943

Abstract In this interview, Enid Wilson begins by describing her family background, her father’s professorships at Massachusetts School of Technology and Harvard University, and her childhood in Brookline, Massachusetts. She explains why she chose to attend Pembroke...
Elizabeth Susan Weatherhead, class of 1942

Elizabeth Susan Weatherhead, class of 1942

Abstract Elizabeth Susan Weatherhead begins her interview with a brief family background, noting that her father attended a boy’s school in Barbados while her mother attended a girl’s school in Canada. She explains that having grown up in Barrington, Rhode Island, she...
Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon, class of 1939 (interview 2 of 2)

Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon, class of 1939 (interview 2 of 2)

Abstract In this interview conducted in 2012, Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon ’39, discusses her auspicious start at Pembroke College at the age of fifteen. She remembers being interviewed by Dean of Admissions Eva Mooar and being denied Spanish classes by Dean Margaret Shove...