Record Accession Number: 1408
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| First UVA program |
NURS
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Second UVA program |
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| Comments on UVA programs |
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| Home town |
Petersburg
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Home state |
VA
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| Comments on Home town and state |
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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
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| Comments if not directly from high school |
Went to a school of nursing to earn a diploma in nursing.
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| Important activities before coming to UVA |
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| Comments on important activities |
Work as a nurse, contacts with my family.
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| If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? |
After
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| Was your spouse associated with UVA? |
Student
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| Mother's first degree |
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Mother's first college |
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| Mother's second college |
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Mother's second degree |
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| Mother's third college |
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Mother's third degree |
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| Father's first degree |
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Father's first college |
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| Father's second college |
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Father's second degree |
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| Father's third school |
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Father's third degree |
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| First sister's level of schooling |
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| Family members at UVA |
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| Mother's first occupation |
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Father's first occupation |
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| Date entered UVA |
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Date left UVA |
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| First other college |
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| First other degree |
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| Second other college |
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| Second other degree |
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| Third other college |
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| Third other degree |
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| Fourth other college |
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| Fourth other degree |
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| Fifth other college |
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| Fifth other degree |
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| Comments on college experiences |
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| Why did you choose UVA? |
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| Comments on choice to attend UVA |
The School of Nursing offered a program of studies for RNs.
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| How did you finance UVA? |
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| Comments on financing |
Federal Nurse Traineeship.
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| Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)? |
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| Comments on choice of concentration |
Healthcare professions were programs of interest for me.
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| Description of UVA classroom experiences |
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| Comments on classroom experiences |
Pleasant and supportive of learning overall. Occasionally there would be a professor in the college who openly expressed displeasure at women in the classroom.
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| Description of UVA professor interactions |
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| Comments on professor interactions |
Because I was 24 upon entering the University, I was mature; had a career trajectory and was focused which was helpful to the way I was perceived in the classroom and outside of it.
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| Who impacted your life at UVA? |
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| Comments on life impact |
Selected faculty in the School of Nursing and the person whom I married -- he was a great support throughout my years at the University.
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| Most memorable UVA educational experience |
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| Comments on memorable educational experience |
I remember what it was like to be in the minority -- the ratio of males to females was 27:1. I remember how awed I was by all the "smart" intelligent persons with whom I interacted. I remember the Tues, Thurs, Sat, Mon, Wed, Fri classes. I remember eating dinner at Buddy's and at the University Caf
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| UVA weekend activities |
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| Comments on weekend activities |
I studied; wrote papers during the day. I had dates on Friday and Saturday nights. I went home occasionally.
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| UVA extra-curricular organizations |
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| Comments on extra-curricular organizations |
I did not participate in extra curricular activities. After completing my papers, studying for tests, etc., I would go dancing with a professional dancer at the "Cavalier Inn," beside the railroad track on Emmett Street.
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| Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA |
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| Comments on important issues |
Health care issues were paramount to me, especially increasing technology, moral and ethical issues.
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| How interest in issues was expressed |
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| Comments on how interest was expressed |
I attended several national nursing conventions as a student. I read much in the area.
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| UVA housing |
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| Comments on housing |
dorm (Mary Munford year 1); rooming house (Minor Road; Mt. Lewis Rd.)
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| Likes and dislikes about housing |
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| Comments on likes and dislikes |
I had a private room in Mary Munford Hall which I liked; the dress codes were strict! I found the rooms I had on Minor Rd. and Mt. Lewis Rd. to be affordable and convenient.
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| Where were meals eaten |
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| Comments on meal location |
Year 1 I ate in Newcomb Hall.
Years 2 and 3 I ate mostly at Cabell Hall Basement for breakfast; dinner generally was at Buddy's Restaurant at intersections 250 and Emmet or at University Cafeteria on the Corner. Occasionally I ate at Slaon's North Wing, Barracks Rd.
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| Did you interact outside of UVA? |
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| Memories of Charlottesville |
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| Comments on Charlottesville memories |
Pleasantness, beauty. Occasionally I would drive to 21 curves and study in a quiet place all afternoon. I would drive to Afton Mountain and have stew at a lodge there on many Saturday afternoons.
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| Did you feel part of UVA community? |
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Did you feel part of community? |
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| Incidents that caused these community feelings |
More of my perception than any special incidents.
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| Vivid UVA memories |
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| Comments on vivid memories |
This is a clinical experience. I recall having been assigned a patient in the surgical intensive care unit who was 31 days post operative and still on the ventilator to help her breathe. I had the challenge of "weaning" her from the ventilator. I did it -- I would bring in my hair dryer, etc. shampoo her hair; order the "unheard of" milkshakes and cream cheese and olive sandwiches from Chancellor's Drugstore -- anything to distract and relax her -- she was from Tennessee and I put her on the plane home!
I often felt I could meet the challenges I was given. I liked such experiences.
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| Did marital status affect UVA experiences |
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| Comments on influence of marital status |
In year 1, I met the man I married 3 years later. I loved being single, attractive and sought after by many male students; classes were mostly males, so it challenged me to perform well.
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| Did cultural background affect UVA experiences |
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| Comments on influence of cultural background |
Coming from rural Virginia, it was somewhat of a cultural shock to be in class with so many students who had gone to prep schools, etc. However, I had much common sense -- did not drink, did not smoke and held to my high southern moral standards. I excelled because of these standards.
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| Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life? |
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| Comments on preparedness |
Because I have remained in academic life. I feel certain that my degrees from U.Va. have been viewed well by others.
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| Most significant post-UVA events |
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| Comments on most significant event |
Birth of my 2 children. Having a family. Death of my father who held me in high esteem and who had fostered my confidence throughout my youth.
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| First post-UVA job |
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| Second post-UVA job |
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| First post-UVA volunteer position |
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| Do you think of yourself as a career woman? |
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| Barriers faced in work and volunteering |
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| Comments on barriers question |
Being a female has at times has been a barrier to higher administrative positions. Equitable pay has been a barrier at times.
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| Current marital status |
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| Current age range |
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| Number of children |
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