Record Accession Number: 1248
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program EDUC
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Home town Petersburg Home state VA
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Home town classification Small city
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? No
Comments if not directly from high school Petersburg Hopsital School of Nursing 1940-1943. Bridgewater College 1943-47. Worked as a RN 1947-51 in Petersburg, Va.
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities Graduation from nursing school at Bridgewater. Supporting mother and father through terminal illnesses. Learning to live w/o family support.
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?
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Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA Only BSN program in Va.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing self, loan, student work
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration I wanted further education in nursing
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences Enjoyable, good learning experience, very current.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions helpful, friendly, [collegial?]
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Mrs. Evelyn Bacon- very helpful in relating past experiences to educational class. Miss [Oates?] (dean)- very kind counselor for future experiences. Mrs. Beasley (Dir. of nursing)- very helpful in counseling about future employment and assisting in securing loan for me.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience great learning experiences, very helpful in graduate education and employment
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities Studying and returning to Petersburg, attending sports events and cultural activities (drama, etc.)
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations Rush activities- participated backstage in plays
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues nursing issues- Princess Elizabeth becoming Queen, I don't remember
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed Attend nursing organization's meetings
UVA housing
Comments on housing Dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes Randall Hall- very convenient to classrooms and hospital Munford Hall- frat students to live in new dorm, but it was a long ways from the hospital.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location Univ. cafeteria, commons, etc. After we moved to Munford Hall, sometimes prepared meals in kitchen
Did you interact outside of UVA?
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Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories We enjoyed eating in various restaurants in city. When I came in contact with "city people" in stores (shopping) were very friendly. Presbyterian Church members and ministers were most welcoming to us.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings Hospital personnel included us in social activities, teas, etc. Faculty friendly, invited us to lunch at their homes. Library personnel most helpful in finding books, references.
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories The Dean of Women was most kind and helpful when I was in a financial bind to pay 2nd semester fees. She referred me to student loan office who gave me a temporary loan to [tide?] me over my crisis.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status As I was single, I did have a few dates with the male students.
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background I don't think that these identities affected my experiences. I participated in activities that interested me. I always felt accepted.
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness Yes, it prepared me for employment in teaching nursing and in graduate education at Catholic Univ. of America. I was able to do reseach and make decisions affecting my professional and personal life.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event Not having family and permanent home. Permitted to move around country and accept positions of interest.
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Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors Orthopedic surgery, 3 physical illnesses, retirement
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Barriers faced in work and volunteering
Comments on barriers question Since nursing is primarily a woman's profession, I haven't met many barriers in promotion, [tenure?], etc. As a woman professor, we are not paid same salary for equal position.
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Additional comments I enjoyed my experience at the Univ. and am proud to be an alumna. I made some friends that have been most helpful in my career. My relationships with nursing classmates, general classmates, and both nursing and other college faculty, were friendly. Accepting of me both professionally and socially. I have fond memories of my yr. at U.Va.

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