Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

Rhode Island Women’s Health Collective

Abstract In this interview, Roberta Aaronson, Wanda Brown, Elizabeth Edgerly, Johnette Rodriguez, Hilary Salk (Brown University class of 1963), Barbara Schermack, Carol Shelton, and Amy Tabor, discuss their experiences as members of the Rhode Island Women’s Health...
Linda J. Peters, class of 1982

Linda J. Peters, class of 1982

Abstract In Part 1 of her interview, Linda J. Peters begins by sharing some background information, including her multiracial identity and growing up in a Black neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. She also recalls her reasons for choosing to attend Brown University....
Rita Duarte Marinho, class of 1979

Rita Duarte Marinho, class of 1979

Abstract In this interview, Rita Duarte Marinho discusses her experiences pursuing a doctoral degree in political science at Brown University from 1975 to 1979. Marinho begins by sharing some personal background. She describes growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts,...
Elizabeth B. West, class of 1973

Elizabeth B. West, class of 1973

Abstract In these interviews, Elizabeth B. West, Brown University class of 1973, discusses her experiences at Brown University during the Pembroke-Brown merger, the Vietnam War, and the Women’s Movement. She also talks about her thirty-year career in network news, her...
Karen E. McLaurin, class of 1973 (interview 1 of 2)

Karen E. McLaurin, class of 1973 (interview 1 of 2)

Abstract In her first interview conducted in 1994, Karen E. McLaurin begins by discussing her decision to attend Brown University, and her determination to succeed. She talks about a summer program she attended that was specifically for students who were deemed less...