Dorothy Ann Haus, class of 1964

Dorothy Ann Haus, class of 1964

Abstract Dorothy Ann Haus begins this interview by talking about her life before Pembroke College, growing up as a “Pollyanna” in Brattleboro, Vermont. Haus discusses many different aspects of life as a Pembroker including the rules and regulations, the gym...
Carolyn Ann Converse, class of 1964

Carolyn Ann Converse, class of 1964

Abstract This interview was donated by Carolyn Converse, class of 1964. Converse asked her Strathclyde University colleague, Kathleen Kane, to interview her for this project. Converse begins by sharing some personal background including information on her hometown of...
Joyce Loretta Richardson, class of 1963

Joyce Loretta Richardson, class of 1963

Abstract Joyce Loretta Richardson begins her interview by discussing the experiences and people that led her to apply to and attend Pembroke College. She cites experiences such as going to boarding school, having a high achieving family, rejection from Radcliffe, and...
Cynthia Lee Jenner, class of 1961

Cynthia Lee Jenner, class of 1961

Abstract In Part 1 of this interview, Cynthia Lee Jenner begins by describing her family background. She talks about the contemporary stigma against a middle class wife with a career and the effect of this on her mother and herself. From this context, she attended an...
Ann Martha Chmielewski, class of 1959

Ann Martha Chmielewski, class of 1959

Abstract The daughter of Alice Elizabeth O’Connor ’28, Chmielewski begins her interview by relating childhood memories of accompanying her mother to Pembroke College reunions. She then describes her social and academic life as as a student herself, a city...