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Pembroke Center Oral History Project

An oral history collection centering the stories of cis and trans women and non-binary people at Brown University

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Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

Posted on November 4, 2024 by aknox1

Abstract In this interview, Roberta Aaronson, Wanda Brown, Elizabeth Edgerly, Johnette Rodriguez, Hilary Salk (Brown University class of 1963), Barbara… Read more Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

50th Reunion, class of 1974

Posted on April 12, 2024 by aknox1

Abstract In this interview, Marjorie Neifeld Grayson, Jane Heitman Green, Pamela Farrell Lenehan, Mary Aguiar Vascellaro, and Donna Erickson Williamson,… Read more 50th Reunion, class of 1974

Joan Katz, class of 1973

Posted on March 12, 2024 by aknox1

Abstract In this interview, Joan Katz Betesh, Brown University class of 1973, reflects on her time on campus, her pathway… Read more Joan Katz, class of 1973

Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, Faculty (interview 2 of 2)

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, Faculty (interview 2 of 2)

Gail Cohee, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this two-part interview, Gail Cohee, former Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Sarah Doyle Center for… Read more Gail Cohee, Staff

Karen Newman, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Karen Newman, Faculty

Philip Leis, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Philip Leis, Faculty

Louise Lamphere, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Louise Lamphere, Faculty

Anne Fausto-Sterling, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Anne Fausto-Sterling, Faculty

Helen FitzGerald Cserr, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

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

Amy Cohen, class of 1992, Lisa Stern Kaplowitz, class of 1995, and Jennifer Hsu Todd, class of 1995

Posted on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In 1991, Brown University announced that four varsity sports, including women’s volleyball and gymnastics, would have their funding cut… Read more Amy Cohen, class of 1992, Lisa Stern Kaplowitz, class of 1995, and Jennifer Hsu Todd, class of 1995

Esther Amelia Dick, class of 1934

Posted on May 24, 2023 by eperfect

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

50th Reunion, class of 1973

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by eperfect

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

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50th Reunion, class of 1969

Posted on May 9, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract This interview with members of the Pembroke College class of 1969 documents the undergraduate experiences of Kathryn H. Au,… Read more 50th Reunion, class of 1969

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